Pros and Cons Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 20: Pros and cons · Set 272 · 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.True or false: “learning to care” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hot in summer (b) it costs nothing (c) hard with a heavy bag (d) it takes more time
3. 3.🧮 One choice has 5 small pros and 1 huge con. What should you do? (a) ignore the con (b) weigh how big each is (c) flip a coin (d) pick it, 5 beats 1
4. 4.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) hot in summer (b) fresh air (c) free exercise (d) no fuel is used
5. 5.⚠️ What is a con? (a) a bad point of a choice (b) a prize (c) a good point (d) a reason to agree
6. 6.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Bird park: learning 5, fun 4, safety 1. Planetarium: learning 4, fun 1, safety 4. Museum: learning 1, fun 1, safety 2. Which class trip has the highest total? (a) museum (b) planetarium (c) bird park
7. 7.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) it takes more time
8. 8.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) it takes more time (b) free exercise (c) busy roads to cross (d) tiring in the rain
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hot in summer (b) busy roads to cross (c) it takes more time (d) free exercise
10. 10.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Recycling: helpful 3, easy 3, fun 1. Garden: helpful 3, easy 2, fun 2. Book drive: helpful 4, easy 5, fun 5. Which club project has the highest total? (a) recycling (b) garden (c) book drive
11. 11.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: a happy welcome home? (a) a con (b) a pro
12. 12.True or false: “hair on the sofa” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hot in summer (b) tiring in the rain (c) no fuel is used (d) it takes more time
14. 14.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) a playmate at home (b) learning to care (c) it keeps you active (d) hard to go on trips
15. 15.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Museum: learning 4, fun 1, safety 4. Bird park: learning 4, fun 1, safety 5. Planetarium: learning 3, fun 2, safety 2. Which class trip has the highest total? (a) museum (b) planetarium (c) bird park
16. 16.True or false: “a loyal friend” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) a loyal friend (b) hair on the sofa (c) hard to go on trips (d) chewed shoes
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) free exercise (b) fresh air (c) hard with a heavy bag (d) it costs nothing
19. 19.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: vet visits cost money? (a) a con (b) a pro
20. 20.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: food costs money? (a) a con (b) a pro
21. 21.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: learning to care? (a) a pro (b) a con
22. 22.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: it takes more time? (a) a con (b) a pro
23. 23.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) hair on the sofa (b) food costs money (c) a happy welcome home (d) hard to go on trips
24. 24.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: chewed shoes? (a) a con (b) a pro
25. 25.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: free exercise? (a) a pro (b) a con
26. 26.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: it keeps you active? (a) a pro (b) a con
27. 27.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: it costs nothing? (a) a pro (b) a con
28. 28.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) fresh air (b) time with friends (c) no fuel is used (d) hard with a heavy bag
29. 29.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) hard to go on trips (b) chewed shoes (c) it keeps you active (d) food costs money
30. 30.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) hard to go on trips (b) vet visits cost money (c) hair on the sofa (d) learning to care
31. 31.True or false: “a loyal friend” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no fuel is used (b) it costs nothing (c) fresh air (d) it takes more time
33. 33.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) hard to go on trips (b) a playmate at home (c) chewed shoes (d) food costs money
34. 34.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) a loyal friend (b) hair on the sofa (c) learning to care (d) a playmate at home
35. 35.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: time with friends? (a) a con (b) a pro
36. 36.🎒 Which is a con of carrying a very heavy school bag? (a) it looks nice (b) it holds books (c) it is blue (d) it hurts your back
37. 37.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) a playmate at home (b) chewed shoes (c) a loyal friend (d) it keeps you active
38. 38.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: a loyal friend? (a) a con (b) a pro
39. 39.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: no smoke or noise? (a) a con (b) a pro
40. 40.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: no fuel is used? (a) a pro (b) a con

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