Pros and Cons Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 20: Pros and cons · Set 399 · 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.True or false: “it keeps you active” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Lake: fun 5, shade 3, nearness 1. Beach: fun 3, shade 2, nearness 3. Farm: fun 1, shade 2, nearness 3. What is the total score of the beach?
3. 3.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) food costs money (b) it keeps you active (c) vet visits cost money (d) chewed shoes
4. 4.📝 What is a pro? (a) a good point of a choice (b) a bad point (c) a type of question (d) a final answer
5. 5.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Bird park: learning 1, fun 2, safety 1. Museum: learning 5, fun 3, safety 1. Planetarium: learning 3, fun 3, safety 2. Which class trip has the highest total? (a) planetarium (b) bird park (c) museum
6. 6.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: it takes more time? (a) a con (b) a pro
7. 7.⚠️ What is a con? (a) a reason to agree (b) a bad point of a choice (c) a good point (d) a prize
8. 8.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Science park: learning 4, fun 4, safety 3. Planetarium: learning 1, fun 3, safety 4. Zoo: learning 5, fun 2, safety 5. What is the total score of the planetarium?
9. 9.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: chewed shoes? (a) a con (b) a pro
10. 10.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: a happy welcome home? (a) a pro (b) a con
11. 11.🎒 Which is a con of carrying a very heavy school bag? (a) it holds books (b) it looks nice (c) it hurts your back (d) it is blue
12. 12.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) hard to go on trips (b) food costs money (c) vet visits cost money (d) a playmate at home
13. 13.True or false: “chewed shoes” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Old fort: learning 4, fun 2, safety 4. Science park: learning 5, fun 5, safety 1. Museum: learning 4, fun 1, safety 3. Which class trip has the highest total? (a) old fort (b) museum (c) science park
15. 15.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: hot in summer? (a) a con (b) a pro
16. 16.True or false: “it keeps you active” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Museum: learning 1, fun 3, safety 1. Planetarium: learning 1, fun 3, safety 3. Bird park: learning 2, fun 2, safety 4. Which class trip has the highest total? (a) planetarium (b) museum (c) bird park
18. 18.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) hot in summer (b) no fuel is used (c) fresh air (d) free exercise
19. 19.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: food costs money? (a) a con (b) a pro
20. 20.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) free exercise (b) it costs nothing (c) no smoke or noise (d) it takes more time
21. 21.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Science park: learning 2, fun 1, safety 1. Bird park: learning 5, fun 1, safety 4. Old fort: learning 4, fun 2, safety 3. What is the total score of the bird park?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fresh air (b) free exercise (c) hard with a heavy bag (d) it costs nothing
23. 23.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: learning to care? (a) a pro (b) a con
24. 24.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: fresh air? (a) a con (b) a pro
25. 25.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Museum: learning 1, fun 1, safety 3. Planetarium: learning 4, fun 4, safety 5. Science park: learning 2, fun 3, safety 1. What is the total score of the science park?
26. 26.True or false: “hair on the sofa” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) chewed shoes (b) learning to care (c) it keeps you active (d) a happy welcome home
28. 28.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: hard with a heavy bag? (a) a pro (b) a con
29. 29.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Garden: helpful 4, easy 2, fun 2. Puppet show: helpful 3, easy 1, fun 5. Mural: helpful 1, easy 2, fun 2. What is the total score of the garden?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hot in summer (b) it takes more time (c) busy roads to cross (d) free exercise
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) free exercise (b) no fuel is used (c) fresh air (d) tiring in the rain
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fresh air (b) free exercise (c) it costs nothing (d) it takes more time
33. 33.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: it costs nothing? (a) a con (b) a pro
34. 34.True or false: “a loyal friend” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Fort: fun 4, shade 1, nearness 5. Park: fun 2, shade 2, nearness 1. Beach: fun 2, shade 1, nearness 2. What is the total score of the fort?
36. 36.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Lake: fun 3, shade 1, nearness 1. Farm: fun 5, shade 5, nearness 3. Park: fun 1, shade 1, nearness 2. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) farm (b) park (c) lake
37. 37.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) it costs nothing (b) free exercise (c) no fuel is used (d) hard with a heavy bag
38. 38.True or false: “vet visits cost money” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Fort: fun 2, shade 4, nearness 4. Beach: fun 4, shade 4, nearness 4. Hill: fun 5, shade 3, nearness 5. What is the total score of the hill?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard with a heavy bag (b) it takes more time (c) hot in summer (d) no smoke or noise

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