Pros and Cons Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 20: Pros and cons · Set 251 · 40 questions

Thinking tip (See both sides): Pro = a good point of a choice; con = a bad point. Pet dog: a loyal friend (pro); vet visits cost money (con). Decision table: score each option out of 5 for each need and add the row. Lake: fun 5 + shade 1 + nearness 5 = 11. Weigh how big each point is — safety matters more than a small saving.

1. 1.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Mural: helpful 4, easy 4, fun 1. Quiz: helpful 4, easy 5, fun 5. Book drive: helpful 3, easy 4, fun 3. Which club project has the highest total? (a) quiz (b) mural (c) book drive
2. 2.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Hill: fun 2, shade 3, nearness 2. Farm: fun 4, shade 1, nearness 3. Beach: fun 5, shade 3, nearness 1. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) farm (b) hill (c) beach
3. 3.True or false: “a loyal friend” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “a playmate at home” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎒 Which is a con of carrying a very heavy school bag? (a) it looks nice (b) it hurts your back (c) it is blue (d) it holds books
6. 6.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Museum: learning 2, fun 3, safety 1. Old fort: learning 2, fun 1, safety 4. Zoo: learning 2, fun 1, safety 2. Which class trip has the highest total? (a) old fort (b) museum (c) zoo
7. 7.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: hair on the sofa? (a) a pro (b) a con
8. 8.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Old fort: learning 1, fun 1, safety 1. Museum: learning 4, fun 1, safety 3. Zoo: learning 5, fun 3, safety 1. What is the total score of the museum?
9. 9.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) it takes more time (b) tiring in the rain (c) busy roads to cross (d) it costs nothing
10. 10.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) free exercise (b) tiring in the rain (c) no smoke or noise (d) fresh air
11. 11.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) busy roads to cross (b) time with friends (c) free exercise (d) fresh air
12. 12.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: hard to go on trips? (a) a con (b) a pro
13. 13.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: learning to care? (a) a con (b) a pro
14. 14.⚠️ What is a con? (a) a bad point of a choice (b) a prize (c) a reason to agree (d) a good point
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) time with friends (b) it takes more time (c) free exercise (d) fresh air
16. 16.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) a loyal friend (b) a happy welcome home (c) learning to care (d) chewed shoes
17. 17.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) tiring in the rain (b) it takes more time (c) no smoke or noise (d) busy roads to cross
18. 18.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Park: fun 1, shade 1, nearness 4. Hill: fun 4, shade 2, nearness 3. Beach: fun 3, shade 1, nearness 4. What is the total score of the beach?
19. 19.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) no fuel is used (b) time with friends (c) free exercise (d) hard with a heavy bag
20. 20.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Farm: fun 4, shade 1, nearness 2. Lake: fun 1, shade 1, nearness 2. Fort: fun 4, shade 1, nearness 4. What is the total score of the farm?
21. 21.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Museum: learning 5, fun 1, safety 1. Old fort: learning 4, fun 1, safety 1. Planetarium: learning 1, fun 2, safety 3. What is the total score of the planetarium?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no smoke or noise (b) it costs nothing (c) tiring in the rain (d) fresh air
23. 23.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: a loyal friend? (a) a con (b) a pro
24. 24.True or false: “chewed shoes” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: it keeps you active? (a) a con (b) a pro
26. 26.True or false: “food costs money” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) time with friends (b) it costs nothing (c) it takes more time (d) no smoke or noise
28. 28.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: vet visits cost money? (a) a con (b) a pro
29. 29.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Farm: fun 4, shade 2, nearness 3. Hill: fun 1, shade 3, nearness 2. Fort: fun 2, shade 1, nearness 3. What is the total score of the fort?
30. 30.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: hot in summer? (a) a con (b) a pro
31. 31.True or false: “food costs money” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Garden: helpful 4, easy 4, fun 3. Quiz: helpful 3, easy 1, fun 4. Recycling: helpful 1, easy 3, fun 3. What is the total score of the garden?
33. 33.📝 What is a pro? (a) a final answer (b) a good point of a choice (c) a type of question (d) a bad point
34. 34.⚖️ Why list pros and cons? (a) to fill a page (b) to win a bet (c) to delay a choice (d) to see both sides
35. 35.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Museum: learning 3, fun 3, safety 4. Zoo: learning 2, fun 3, safety 3. Science park: learning 2, fun 4, safety 3. What is the total score of the science park?
36. 36.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Hill: fun 3, shade 1, nearness 4. Fort: fun 5, shade 1, nearness 3. Park: fun 1, shade 2, nearness 3. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) hill (b) park (c) fort
37. 37.True or false: “vet visits cost money” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “hard to go on trips” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) free exercise (b) busy roads to cross (c) it costs nothing (d) no fuel is used
40. 40.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: fresh air? (a) a pro (b) a con

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