Pros and Cons Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 20: Pros and cons · Set 398 · 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 pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) a playmate at home (b) hair on the sofa (c) food costs money (d) hard to go on trips
2. 2.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) fresh air (b) hot in summer (c) tiring in the rain (d) busy roads to cross
3. 3.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: it keeps you active? (a) a con (b) a pro
4. 4.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) hard with a heavy bag (b) no fuel is used (c) busy roads to cross (d) tiring in the rain
5. 5.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: a happy welcome home? (a) a pro (b) a con
6. 6.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: it costs nothing? (a) a con (b) a pro
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) time with friends (b) free exercise (c) tiring in the rain (d) no fuel is used
8. 8.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) free exercise (b) hot in summer (c) tiring in the rain (d) hard with a heavy bag
9. 9.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: free exercise? (a) a pro (b) a con
10. 10.True or false: “a playmate at home” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: fresh air? (a) a pro (b) a con
12. 12.🧮 One choice has 5 small pros and 1 huge con. What should you do? (a) weigh how big each is (b) ignore the con (c) pick it, 5 beats 1 (d) flip a coin
13. 13.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: chewed shoes? (a) a con (b) a pro
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it takes more time (b) tiring in the rain (c) hot in summer (d) no fuel is used
15. 15.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) food costs money (b) a happy welcome home (c) hard to go on trips (d) vet visits cost money
16. 16.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) food costs money (b) hard to go on trips (c) a loyal friend (d) vet visits cost money
17. 17.🎒 Which is a con of carrying a very heavy school bag? (a) it is blue (b) it hurts your back (c) it holds books (d) it looks nice
18. 18.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Bird park: learning 2, fun 2, safety 2. Museum: learning 4, fun 2, safety 5. Old fort: learning 1, fun 1, safety 1. What is the total score of the museum?
19. 19.True or false: “a loyal friend” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: time with friends? (a) a con (b) a pro
21. 21.True or false: “a playmate at home” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Park: fun 1, shade 4, nearness 1. Beach: fun 3, shade 3, nearness 3. Farm: fun 5, shade 1, nearness 4. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) park (b) beach (c) farm
23. 23.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Beach: fun 4, shade 4, nearness 2. Fort: fun 4, shade 4, nearness 3. Farm: fun 4, shade 1, nearness 4. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) beach (b) farm (c) fort
24. 24.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) fresh air (b) hard with a heavy bag (c) time with friends (d) no smoke or noise
25. 25.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Museum: learning 3, fun 3, safety 1. Bird park: learning 4, fun 3, safety 2. Zoo: learning 4, fun 3, safety 1. What is the total score of the zoo?
26. 26.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Old fort: learning 5, fun 3, safety 2. Museum: learning 4, fun 3, safety 1. Zoo: learning 1, fun 3, safety 3. Which class trip has the highest total? (a) old fort (b) museum (c) zoo
27. 27.⚠️ What is a con? (a) a reason to agree (b) a good point (c) a prize (d) a bad point of a choice
28. 28.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) a loyal friend (b) learning to care (c) a happy welcome home (d) chewed shoes
29. 29.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) a playmate at home (b) food costs money (c) a loyal friend (d) a happy welcome home
30. 30.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: vet visits cost money? (a) a con (b) a pro
31. 31.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) no fuel is used (b) free exercise (c) fresh air (d) hot in summer
32. 32.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Farm: fun 2, shade 3, nearness 2. Fort: fun 1, shade 4, nearness 2. Lake: fun 5, shade 1, nearness 2. What is the total score of the fort?
33. 33.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: hard to go on trips? (a) a pro (b) a con
34. 34.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) food costs money (b) it keeps you active (c) chewed shoes (d) hard to go on trips
35. 35.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) no smoke or noise (b) hard with a heavy bag (c) busy roads to cross (d) it takes more time
36. 36.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: no smoke or noise? (a) a con (b) a pro
37. 37.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: hard with a heavy bag? (a) a pro (b) a con
38. 38.True or false: “hair on the sofa” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: busy roads to cross? (a) a pro (b) a con
40. 40.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: a loyal friend? (a) a con (b) a pro

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