Pros and Cons Worksheet for Kids

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

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