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Pros and Cons Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 20: Pros and cons · Set 256 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.📝 What is a pro? (a) a bad point (b) a type of question (c) a good point of a choice (d) a final answer
  2. 2.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: a happy welcome home? (a) a pro (b) a con
  3. 3.True or false: “chewed shoes” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Museum: learning 1, fun 3, safety 4. Zoo: learning 3, fun 1, safety 2. Planetarium: learning 5, fun 5, safety 1. What is the total score of the zoo?
  5. 5.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: hair on the sofa? (a) a con (b) a pro
  6. 6.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) chewed shoes (b) hard to go on trips (c) food costs money (d) a loyal friend
  7. 7.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) free exercise (b) busy roads to cross (c) it costs nothing (d) no smoke or noise
  8. 8.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: no fuel is used? (a) a con (b) a pro
  9. 9.True or false: “a loyal friend” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiring in the rain (b) free exercise (c) no fuel is used (d) time with friends
  11. 11.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) a playmate at home (b) a happy welcome home (c) hair on the sofa (d) a loyal friend
  12. 12.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: chewed shoes? (a) a pro (b) a con
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiring in the rain (b) no smoke or noise (c) busy roads to cross (d) hot in summer
  14. 14.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Museum: learning 5, fun 3, safety 4. Planetarium: learning 1, fun 3, safety 1. Bird park: learning 3, fun 4, safety 4. What is the total score of the bird park?
  15. 15.True or false: “it keeps you active” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “hair on the sofa” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard with a heavy bag (b) fresh air (c) busy roads to cross (d) it takes more time
  18. 18.🎒 Which is a con of carrying a very heavy school bag? (a) it looks nice (b) it hurts your back (c) it holds books (d) it is blue
  19. 19.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) it takes more time (b) tiring in the rain (c) no fuel is used (d) hot in summer
  20. 20.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: hot in summer? (a) a pro (b) a con
  21. 21.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) vet visits cost money (b) hard to go on trips (c) a happy welcome home (d) chewed shoes
  22. 22.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: hard to go on trips? (a) a con (b) a pro
  23. 23.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: food costs money? (a) a pro (b) a con
  24. 24.True or false: “learning to care” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Old fort: learning 1, fun 1, safety 2. Planetarium: learning 1, fun 1, safety 1. Museum: learning 1, fun 1, safety 1. Which class trip has the highest total? (a) museum (b) planetarium (c) old fort
  26. 26.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: it keeps you active? (a) a con (b) a pro
  27. 27.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) no smoke or noise (b) no fuel is used (c) it costs nothing (d) hot in summer
  28. 28.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) it takes more time (b) hard with a heavy bag (c) it costs nothing (d) hot in summer
  29. 29.True or false: “hard to go on trips” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: it takes more time? (a) a pro (b) a con
  31. 31.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: busy roads to cross? (a) a pro (b) a con
  32. 32.True or false: “food costs money” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: it costs nothing? (a) a con (b) a pro
  34. 34.True or false: “hard to go on trips” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: free exercise? (a) a pro (b) a con
  36. 36.True or false: “a playmate at home” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “vet visits cost money” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) learning to care (b) hard to go on trips (c) a playmate at home (d) it keeps you active
  39. 39.True or false: “hair on the sofa” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) tiring in the rain (b) hot in summer (c) no smoke or noise (d) it takes more time

Answer key

  1. a good point of a choice
  2. a pro
  3. False
  4. 6
  5. a con
  6. a loyal friend
  7. busy roads to cross
  8. a pro
  9. False
  10. tiring in the rain
  11. hair on the sofa
  12. a con
  13. no smoke or noise
  14. 11
  15. False
  16. False
  17. fresh air
  18. it hurts your back
  19. no fuel is used
  20. a con
  21. a happy welcome home
  22. a con
  23. a con
  24. True
  25. old fort
  26. a pro
  27. hot in summer
  28. it costs nothing
  29. False
  30. a con
  31. a con
  32. True
  33. a pro
  34. True
  35. a pro
  36. True
  37. False
  38. hard to go on trips
  39. True
  40. no smoke or noise

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