Pros and Cons Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 20: Pros and cons · Set 328 · 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.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) a happy welcome home (b) it keeps you active (c) vet visits cost money (d) a loyal friend
2. 2.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) free exercise (b) hard with a heavy bag (c) no fuel is used (d) no smoke or noise
3. 3.📝 What is a pro? (a) a bad point (b) a type of question (c) a final answer (d) a good point of a choice
4. 4.⚠️ What is a con? (a) a bad point of a choice (b) a prize (c) a good point (d) a reason to agree
5. 5.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: hard to go on trips? (a) a pro (b) a con
6. 6.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Beach: fun 4, shade 4, nearness 1. Fort: fun 4, shade 2, nearness 4. Lake: fun 5, shade 5, nearness 1. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) fort (b) lake (c) beach
7. 7.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Book drive: helpful 4, easy 1, fun 3. Mural: helpful 5, easy 4, fun 1. Quiz: helpful 4, easy 1, fun 4. Which club project has the highest total? (a) quiz (b) mural (c) book drive
8. 8.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: free exercise? (a) a con (b) a pro
9. 9.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: tiring in the rain? (a) a con (b) a pro
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it takes more time (b) it costs nothing (c) fresh air (d) no fuel is used
11. 11.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Book drive: helpful 5, easy 5, fun 2. Garden: helpful 4, easy 3, fun 3. Puppet show: helpful 4, easy 4, fun 3. Which club project has the highest total? (a) garden (b) puppet show (c) book drive
12. 12.🎒 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
13. 13.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: a happy welcome home? (a) a con (b) a pro
14. 14.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Fort: fun 4, shade 4, nearness 2. Lake: fun 1, shade 4, nearness 4. Park: fun 3, shade 1, nearness 2. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) lake (b) fort (c) park
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hot in summer (b) it costs nothing (c) it takes more time (d) busy roads to cross
16. 16.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: food costs money? (a) a pro (b) a con
17. 17.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: chewed shoes? (a) a con (b) a pro
18. 18.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Beach: fun 4, shade 5, nearness 5. Farm: fun 1, shade 1, nearness 1. Lake: fun 3, shade 2, nearness 1. What is the total score of the farm?
19. 19.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Farm: fun 2, shade 5, nearness 1. Beach: fun 1, shade 2, nearness 2. Hill: fun 1, shade 3, nearness 3. What is the total score of the beach?
20. 20.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Recycling: helpful 1, easy 3, fun 1. Mural: helpful 2, easy 2, fun 1. Puppet show: helpful 2, easy 4, fun 5. Which club project has the highest total? (a) puppet show (b) recycling (c) mural
21. 21.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Planetarium: learning 1, fun 4, safety 3. Science park: learning 4, fun 2, safety 3. Bird park: learning 1, fun 1, safety 1. Which class trip has the highest total? (a) science park (b) planetarium (c) bird park
22. 22.True or false: “a loyal friend” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: a loyal friend? (a) a con (b) a pro
24. 24.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: no smoke or noise? (a) a con (b) a pro
25. 25.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) tiring in the rain (b) busy roads to cross (c) no smoke or noise (d) hot in summer
26. 26.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) tiring in the rain (b) hard with a heavy bag (c) fresh air (d) busy roads to cross
27. 27.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: it keeps you active? (a) a pro (b) a con
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no fuel is used (b) time with friends (c) hard with a heavy bag (d) no smoke or noise
29. 29.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: it costs nothing? (a) a con (b) a pro
30. 30.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Fort: fun 4, shade 1, nearness 1. Lake: fun 3, shade 5, nearness 3. Park: fun 3, shade 4, nearness 1. What is the total score of the lake?
31. 31.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) free exercise (b) fresh air (c) hot in summer (d) it costs nothing
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no fuel is used (b) it takes more time (c) busy roads to cross (d) tiring in the rain
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no fuel is used (b) time with friends (c) hot in summer (d) it costs nothing
34. 34.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: no fuel is used? (a) a con (b) a pro
35. 35.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Old fort: learning 3, fun 1, safety 3. Museum: learning 1, fun 3, safety 1. Planetarium: learning 5, fun 1, safety 2. Which class trip has the highest total? (a) planetarium (b) old fort (c) museum
36. 36.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: a playmate at home? (a) a con (b) a pro
37. 37.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: vet visits cost money? (a) a pro (b) a con
38. 38.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) chewed shoes (b) vet visits cost money (c) food costs money (d) learning to care
39. 39.🧮 One choice has 5 small pros and 1 huge con. What should you do? (a) flip a coin (b) ignore the con (c) pick it, 5 beats 1 (d) weigh how big each is
40. 40.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) tiring in the rain (b) free exercise (c) hard with a heavy bag (d) busy roads to cross

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