Pros and Cons Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 20: Pros and cons · Set 261 · 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 picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Lake: fun 2, shade 3, nearness 4. Beach: fun 3, shade 1, nearness 1. Farm: fun 5, shade 5, nearness 1. What is the total score of the farm?
2. 2.True or false: “chewed shoes” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) busy roads to cross (b) hard with a heavy bag (c) it takes more time (d) it costs nothing
4. 4.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) a happy welcome home (b) it keeps you active (c) hair on the sofa (d) a loyal friend
5. 5.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Bird park: learning 3, fun 2, safety 1. Zoo: learning 5, fun 3, safety 1. Planetarium: learning 3, fun 1, safety 4. Which class trip has the highest total? (a) zoo (b) planetarium (c) bird park
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) free exercise (b) it costs nothing (c) hot in summer (d) time with friends
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it takes more time (b) fresh air (c) tiring in the rain (d) hard with a heavy bag
8. 8.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) it takes more time (b) hard with a heavy bag (c) hot in summer (d) no fuel is used
9. 9.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: fresh air? (a) a con (b) a pro
10. 10.🧮 One choice has 5 small pros and 1 huge con. What should you do? (a) pick it, 5 beats 1 (b) flip a coin (c) ignore the con (d) weigh how big each is
11. 11.True or false: “a loyal friend” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Planetarium: learning 1, fun 1, safety 3. Bird park: learning 5, fun 2, safety 2. Science park: learning 4, fun 1, safety 3. What is the total score of the planetarium?
13. 13.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) hot in summer (b) hard with a heavy bag (c) no smoke or noise (d) it takes more time
14. 14.True or false: “it keeps you active” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.⚠️ What is a con? (a) a prize (b) a reason to agree (c) a bad point of a choice (d) a good point
16. 16.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Hill: fun 2, shade 4, nearness 4. Farm: fun 3, shade 4, nearness 1. Beach: fun 5, shade 2, nearness 4. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) beach (b) farm (c) hill
17. 17.True or false: “learning to care” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Museum: learning 1, fun 1, safety 4. Bird park: learning 1, fun 5, safety 1. Planetarium: learning 1, fun 3, safety 1. What is the total score of the planetarium?
19. 19.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) free exercise (b) no fuel is used (c) busy roads to cross (d) no smoke or noise
20. 20.True or false: “a playmate at home” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “food costs money” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: tiring in the rain? (a) a con (b) a pro
23. 23.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Zoo: learning 5, fun 2, safety 2. Planetarium: learning 3, fun 1, safety 4. Old fort: learning 1, fun 2, safety 1. What is the total score of the old fort?
24. 24.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) it costs nothing (b) no fuel is used (c) free exercise (d) hot in summer
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiring in the rain (b) it takes more time (c) no smoke or noise (d) hard with a heavy bag
26. 26.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) a loyal friend (b) a happy welcome home (c) a playmate at home (d) food costs money
27. 27.True or false: “a loyal friend” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: free exercise? (a) a con (b) a pro
29. 29.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: no smoke or noise? (a) a con (b) a pro
30. 30.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) hard to go on trips (b) chewed shoes (c) food costs money (d) a loyal friend
31. 31.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: a happy welcome home? (a) a con (b) a pro
32. 32.⚖️ Why list pros and cons? (a) to delay a choice (b) to see both sides (c) to win a bet (d) to fill a page
33. 33.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) chewed shoes (b) a loyal friend (c) learning to care (d) a happy welcome home
34. 34.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Puppet show: helpful 4, easy 4, fun 1. Recycling: helpful 4, easy 5, fun 5. Garden: helpful 1, easy 2, fun 1. What is the total score of the puppet show?
35. 35.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) hot in summer (b) free exercise (c) hard with a heavy bag (d) tiring in the rain
36. 36.🎒 Which is a con of carrying a very heavy school bag? (a) it is blue (b) it holds books (c) it looks nice (d) it hurts your back
37. 37.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) hair on the sofa (b) chewed shoes (c) a happy welcome home (d) vet visits cost money
38. 38.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: busy roads to cross? (a) a pro (b) a con
39. 39.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) it takes more time (b) free exercise (c) no fuel is used (d) no smoke or noise
40. 40.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: no fuel is used? (a) a con (b) a pro

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