Pros and Cons Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 20: Pros and cons · Set 376 · 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 club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Puppet show: helpful 5, easy 5, fun 1. Book drive: helpful 2, easy 4, fun 4. Quiz: helpful 4, easy 1, fun 4. What is the total score of the book drive?
2. 2.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: a playmate at home? (a) a pro (b) a con
3. 3.True or false: “a loyal friend” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “a happy welcome home” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard with a heavy bag (b) busy roads to cross (c) fresh air (d) tiring in the rain
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hot in summer (b) no fuel is used (c) free exercise (d) it costs nothing
7. 7.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Lake: fun 1, shade 1, nearness 2. Farm: fun 1, shade 2, nearness 4. Beach: fun 4, shade 2, nearness 5. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) lake (b) beach (c) farm
8. 8.📝 What is a pro? (a) a final answer (b) a bad point (c) a type of question (d) a good point of a choice
9. 9.🧮 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
10. 10.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Quiz: helpful 2, easy 2, fun 2. Puppet show: helpful 3, easy 1, fun 4. Garden: helpful 1, easy 2, fun 4. What is the total score of the quiz?
11. 11.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Hill: fun 1, shade 3, nearness 3. Lake: fun 4, shade 3, nearness 1. Park: fun 1, shade 3, nearness 1. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) lake (b) hill (c) park
12. 12.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: it keeps you active? (a) a pro (b) a con
13. 13.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: hard with a heavy bag? (a) a pro (b) a con
14. 14.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: hot in summer? (a) a pro (b) a con
15. 15.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Fort: fun 5, shade 3, nearness 2. Hill: fun 1, shade 4, nearness 4. Park: fun 3, shade 2, nearness 1. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) hill (b) park (c) fort
16. 16.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) learning to care (b) hard to go on trips (c) vet visits cost money (d) food costs money
17. 17.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) time with friends (b) busy roads to cross (c) it costs nothing (d) no fuel is used
18. 18.True or false: “hard to go on trips” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: busy roads to cross? (a) a pro (b) a con
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hot in summer (b) busy roads to cross (c) tiring in the rain (d) time with friends
21. 21.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: fresh air? (a) a pro (b) a con
22. 22.🎒 Which is a con of carrying a very heavy school bag? (a) it is blue (b) it holds books (c) it hurts your back (d) it looks nice
23. 23.True or false: “hard to go on trips” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it costs nothing (b) fresh air (c) no fuel is used (d) tiring in the rain
25. 25.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: no smoke or noise? (a) a con (b) a pro
26. 26.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: a happy welcome home? (a) a pro (b) a con
27. 27.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: hard to go on trips? (a) a pro (b) a con
28. 28.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Bird park: learning 3, fun 3, safety 1. Planetarium: learning 1, fun 3, safety 1. Museum: learning 2, fun 1, safety 2. What is the total score of the bird park?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) busy roads to cross (b) it costs nothing (c) it takes more time (d) tiring in the rain
30. 30.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) no smoke or noise (b) hard with a heavy bag (c) tiring in the rain (d) busy roads to cross
31. 31.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Lake: fun 2, shade 3, nearness 4. Farm: fun 2, shade 1, nearness 2. Fort: fun 3, shade 2, nearness 3. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) lake (b) fort (c) farm
32. 32.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) hard with a heavy bag (b) busy roads to cross (c) free exercise (d) tiring in the rain
33. 33.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) it keeps you active
34. 34.True or false: “a loyal friend” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) a playmate at home (b) chewed shoes (c) vet visits cost money (d) hair on the sofa
36. 36.⚖️ Why list pros and cons? (a) to win a bet (b) to fill a page (c) to see both sides (d) to delay a choice
37. 37.True or false: “a happy welcome home” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: vet visits cost money? (a) a pro (b) a con
39. 39.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) learning to care (b) a happy welcome home (c) a loyal friend (d) food costs money
40. 40.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) food costs money (b) hair on the sofa (c) vet visits cost money (d) a loyal friend

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