Pros and Cons Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 20: Pros and cons · Set 378 · 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 class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Old fort: learning 3, fun 1, safety 1. Bird park: learning 1, fun 3, safety 5. Zoo: learning 3, fun 1, safety 3. Which class trip has the highest total? (a) old fort (b) zoo (c) bird park
2. 2.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Puppet show: helpful 4, easy 1, fun 1. Garden: helpful 1, easy 2, fun 1. Mural: helpful 4, easy 2, fun 1. What is the total score of the garden?
3. 3.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Mural: helpful 4, easy 3, fun 1. Puppet show: helpful 3, easy 3, fun 1. Quiz: helpful 5, easy 1, fun 3. Which club project has the highest total? (a) puppet show (b) quiz (c) mural
4. 4.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Recycling: helpful 3, easy 4, fun 2. Quiz: helpful 4, easy 1, fun 3. Garden: helpful 1, easy 1, fun 3. What is the total score of the recycling?
5. 5.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Beach: fun 1, shade 1, nearness 2. Park: fun 2, shade 1, nearness 3. Farm: fun 5, shade 3, nearness 1. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) beach (b) farm (c) park
6. 6.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) tiring in the rain (b) time with friends (c) busy roads to cross (d) it takes more time
7. 7.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Quiz: helpful 3, easy 4, fun 1. Puppet show: helpful 1, easy 4, fun 1. Recycling: helpful 1, easy 2, fun 4. What is the total score of the quiz?
8. 8.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: tiring in the rain? (a) a pro (b) a con
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fresh air (b) busy roads to cross (c) it takes more time (d) hard with a heavy bag
10. 10.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) vet visits cost money (b) hair on the sofa (c) learning to care (d) chewed shoes
11. 11.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: free exercise? (a) a con (b) a pro
12. 12.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) learning to care (b) it keeps you active (c) hair on the sofa (d) a loyal friend
13. 13.⚖️ Why list pros and cons? (a) to see both sides (b) to fill a page (c) to delay a choice (d) to win a bet
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) free exercise (b) hot in summer (c) busy roads to cross (d) hard with a heavy bag
15. 15.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) a playmate at home (b) a loyal friend (c) food costs money (d) a happy welcome home
16. 16.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) fresh air (b) hard with a heavy bag (c) it costs nothing (d) free exercise
17. 17.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: it costs nothing? (a) a pro (b) a con
18. 18.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Recycling: helpful 4, easy 1, fun 1. Book drive: helpful 3, easy 5, fun 2. Garden: helpful 3, easy 4, fun 2. Which club project has the highest total? (a) book drive (b) recycling (c) garden
19. 19.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Book drive: helpful 2, easy 2, fun 1. Puppet show: helpful 1, easy 2, fun 4. Mural: helpful 2, easy 5, fun 3. Which club project has the highest total? (a) mural (b) book drive (c) puppet show
20. 20.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Beach: fun 1, shade 1, nearness 4. Fort: fun 2, shade 1, nearness 4. Lake: fun 2, shade 5, nearness 3. What is the total score of the fort?
21. 21.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) hard to go on trips (b) it keeps you active (c) chewed shoes (d) food costs money
22. 22.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: it keeps you active? (a) a pro (b) a con
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiring in the rain (b) hard with a heavy bag (c) time with friends (d) busy roads to cross
24. 24.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) a loyal friend (b) a playmate at home (c) learning to care (d) hard to go on trips
25. 25.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: no fuel is used? (a) a pro (b) a con
26. 26.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Lake: fun 2, shade 2, nearness 2. Hill: fun 3, shade 5, nearness 2. Fort: fun 2, shade 2, nearness 3. What is the total score of the fort?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it takes more time (b) tiring in the rain (c) no smoke or noise (d) hot in summer
28. 28.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) vet visits cost money (b) chewed shoes (c) hard to go on trips (d) a playmate at home
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) busy roads to cross (b) free exercise (c) it costs nothing (d) no smoke or noise
30. 30.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: chewed shoes? (a) a pro (b) a con
31. 31.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: a loyal friend? (a) a con (b) a pro
32. 32.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) free exercise (b) time with friends (c) tiring in the rain (d) no fuel is used
33. 33.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: hard to go on trips? (a) a con (b) a pro
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no fuel is used (b) hard with a heavy bag (c) fresh air (d) free exercise
35. 35.📝 What is a pro? (a) a good point of a choice (b) a type of question (c) a bad point (d) a final answer
36. 36.⚠️ What is a con? (a) a reason to agree (b) a prize (c) a good point (d) a bad point of a choice
37. 37.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Museum: learning 1, fun 4, safety 5. Zoo: learning 1, fun 3, safety 4. Science park: learning 1, fun 2, safety 3. What is the total score of the museum?
38. 38.🎒 Which is a con of carrying a very heavy school bag? (a) it looks nice (b) it hurts your back (c) it holds books (d) it is blue
39. 39.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Bird park: learning 1, fun 1, safety 4. Museum: learning 3, fun 3, safety 3. Science park: learning 4, fun 1, safety 3. What is the total score of the science park?
40. 40.🧮 One choice has 5 small pros and 1 huge con. What should you do? (a) flip a coin (b) weigh how big each is (c) pick it, 5 beats 1 (d) ignore the con

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