Pros and Cons Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 20: Pros and cons · Set 285 · 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.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: free exercise? (a) a pro (b) a con
2. 2.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: it takes more time? (a) a pro (b) a con
3. 3.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Mural: helpful 1, easy 2, fun 4. Puppet show: helpful 4, easy 1, fun 1. Garden: helpful 4, easy 2, fun 2. What is the total score of the garden?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) time with friends (b) free exercise (c) hot in summer (d) fresh air
5. 5.🎒 Which is a con of carrying a very heavy school bag? (a) it holds books (b) it looks nice (c) it is blue (d) it hurts your back
6. 6.True or false: “it keeps you active” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Planetarium: learning 1, fun 1, safety 4. Old fort: learning 1, fun 4, safety 3. Museum: learning 5, fun 3, safety 1. Which class trip has the highest total? (a) museum (b) old fort (c) planetarium
8. 8.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: it keeps you active? (a) a con (b) a pro
9. 9.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Garden: helpful 1, easy 2, fun 3. Quiz: helpful 3, easy 3, fun 1. Mural: helpful 5, easy 1, fun 2. What is the total score of the quiz?
10. 10.⚠️ What is a con? (a) a bad point of a choice (b) a reason to agree (c) a prize (d) a good point
11. 11.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) it takes more time (b) tiring in the rain (c) time with friends (d) hard with a heavy bag
12. 12.🧮 One choice has 5 small pros and 1 huge con. What should you do? (a) ignore the con (b) pick it, 5 beats 1 (c) flip a coin (d) weigh how big each is
13. 13.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) hair on the sofa (b) hard to go on trips (c) vet visits cost money (d) a loyal friend
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it takes more time (b) hard with a heavy bag (c) hot in summer (d) no fuel is used
15. 15.True or false: “food costs money” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: hard to go on trips? (a) a con (b) a pro
17. 17.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) fresh air (b) tiring in the rain (c) hard with a heavy bag (d) it takes more time
18. 18.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Fort: fun 1, shade 4, nearness 3. Park: fun 1, shade 4, nearness 2. Farm: fun 3, shade 4, nearness 2. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) fort (b) farm (c) park
19. 19.True or false: “vet visits cost money” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Recycling: helpful 4, easy 3, fun 4. Quiz: helpful 4, easy 1, fun 1. Book drive: helpful 4, easy 3, fun 5. Which club project has the highest total? (a) book drive (b) quiz (c) recycling
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiring in the rain (b) busy roads to cross (c) it costs nothing (d) hot in summer
22. 22.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) hard to go on trips
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) busy roads to cross (b) it takes more time (c) fresh air (d) hard with a heavy bag
24. 24.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: hot in summer? (a) a con (b) a pro
25. 25.True or false: “a playmate at home” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “hard to go on trips” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “chewed shoes” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: it costs nothing? (a) a con (b) a pro
29. 29.True or false: “a happy welcome home” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) no smoke or noise (b) fresh air (c) hard with a heavy bag (d) no fuel is used
31. 31.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) hard to go on trips (b) food costs money (c) vet visits cost money (d) a playmate at home
32. 32.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) it keeps you active (b) hair on the sofa (c) learning to care (d) a playmate at home
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) time with friends (b) hard with a heavy bag (c) tiring in the rain (d) it takes more time
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no fuel is used (b) hard with a heavy bag (c) it costs nothing (d) no smoke or noise
35. 35.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Garden: helpful 2, easy 3, fun 1. Book drive: helpful 1, easy 1, fun 1. Puppet show: helpful 5, easy 2, fun 4. What is the total score of the book drive?
36. 36.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Recycling: helpful 2, easy 2, fun 4. Puppet show: helpful 4, easy 2, fun 2. Book drive: helpful 3, easy 2, fun 4. Which club project has the highest total? (a) recycling (b) book drive (c) puppet show
37. 37.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: time with friends? (a) a con (b) a pro
38. 38.True or false: “it keeps you active” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “food costs money” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: fresh air? (a) a con (b) a pro

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