Pros and Cons Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 20: Pros and cons · Set 43 · 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.📝 What is a pro? (a) a final answer (b) a bad point (c) a good point of a choice (d) a type of question
2. 2.🎒 Which is a con of carrying a very heavy school bag? (a) it holds books (b) it is blue (c) it hurts your back (d) it looks nice
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) time with friends (b) hard with a heavy bag (c) it takes more time (d) hot in summer
4. 4.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: chewed shoes? (a) a con (b) a pro
5. 5.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: tiring in the rain? (a) a pro (b) a con
6. 6.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Quiz: helpful 4, easy 2, fun 3. Puppet show: helpful 3, easy 4, fun 4. Mural: helpful 4, easy 2, fun 1. Which club project has the highest total? (a) puppet show (b) quiz (c) mural
7. 7.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) learning to care (b) a playmate at home (c) it keeps you active (d) vet visits cost money
8. 8.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) hair on the sofa (b) a happy welcome home (c) a loyal friend (d) it keeps you active
9. 9.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) tiring in the rain (b) hard with a heavy bag (c) it costs nothing (d) it takes more time
10. 10.⚠️ What is a con? (a) a prize (b) a good point (c) a bad point of a choice (d) a reason to agree
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiring in the rain (b) fresh air (c) hard with a heavy bag (d) busy roads to cross
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hot in summer (b) it costs nothing (c) it takes more time (d) tiring in the rain
13. 13.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: it takes more time? (a) a con (b) a pro
14. 14.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: a loyal friend? (a) a con (b) a pro
15. 15.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) tiring in the rain (b) free exercise (c) no fuel is used (d) no smoke or noise
16. 16.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: it keeps you active? (a) a con (b) a pro
17. 17.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: hard with a heavy bag? (a) a pro (b) a con
18. 18.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: busy roads to cross? (a) a pro (b) a con
19. 19.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Puppet show: helpful 1, easy 2, fun 4. Recycling: helpful 3, easy 1, fun 1. Quiz: helpful 5, easy 2, fun 5. Which club project has the highest total? (a) recycling (b) quiz (c) puppet show
20. 20.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) no smoke or noise (b) fresh air (c) it takes more time (d) no fuel is used
21. 21.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: hair on the sofa? (a) a pro (b) a con
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) time with friends (b) it takes more time (c) it costs nothing (d) no fuel is used
23. 23.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Puppet show: helpful 5, easy 2, fun 1. Book drive: helpful 1, easy 2, fun 4. Mural: helpful 1, easy 1, fun 1. Which club project has the highest total? (a) mural (b) book drive (c) puppet show
24. 24.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: hot in summer? (a) a pro (b) a con
25. 25.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) hair on the sofa (b) food costs money (c) vet visits cost money (d) a loyal friend
26. 26.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: a happy welcome home? (a) a pro (b) a con
27. 27.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) food costs money (b) it keeps you active (c) hair on the sofa (d) hard to go on trips
28. 28.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: no smoke or noise? (a) a con (b) a pro
29. 29.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) chewed shoes (b) learning to care (c) vet visits cost money (d) food costs money
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it costs nothing (b) hard with a heavy bag (c) no fuel is used (d) time with friends
31. 31.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: vet visits cost money? (a) a con (b) a pro
32. 32.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: learning to care? (a) a con (b) a pro
33. 33.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: food costs money? (a) a pro (b) a con
34. 34.True or false: “food costs money” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) food costs money (b) vet visits cost money (c) hair on the sofa (d) a happy welcome home
36. 36.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Lake: fun 2, shade 4, nearness 1. Fort: fun 3, shade 2, nearness 1. Farm: fun 2, shade 1, nearness 2. What is the total score of the farm?
37. 37.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: it costs nothing? (a) a con (b) a pro
38. 38.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: fresh air? (a) a con (b) a pro
39. 39.🧮 One choice has 5 small pros and 1 huge con. What should you do? (a) pick it, 5 beats 1 (b) flip a coin (c) weigh how big each is (d) ignore the con
40. 40.True or false: “a playmate at home” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True

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