Pros and Cons Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 20: Pros and cons · Set 454 · 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 con of keeping a pet dog? (a) a loyal friend (b) it keeps you active (c) a happy welcome home (d) hair on the sofa
2. 2.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) it keeps you active (b) vet visits cost money (c) chewed shoes (d) food costs money
3. 3.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: it costs nothing? (a) a pro (b) a con
4. 4.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: vet visits cost money? (a) a con (b) a pro
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) free exercise (b) busy roads to cross (c) no smoke or noise (d) time with friends
6. 6.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) it takes more time (b) tiring in the rain (c) free exercise (d) hot in summer
7. 7.True or false: “hard to go on trips” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) chewed shoes (b) learning to care (c) a playmate at home (d) it keeps you active
9. 9.🎒 Which is a con of carrying a very heavy school bag? (a) it holds books (b) it is blue (c) it looks nice (d) it hurts your back
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiring in the rain (b) hot in summer (c) it takes more time (d) it costs nothing
11. 11.True or false: “a happy welcome home” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: a happy welcome home? (a) a pro (b) a con
13. 13.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: busy roads to cross? (a) a pro (b) a con
14. 14.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Lake: fun 5, shade 5, nearness 1. Farm: fun 3, shade 4, nearness 1. Fort: fun 1, shade 1, nearness 3. What is the total score of the fort?
15. 15.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Mural: helpful 4, easy 1, fun 2. Garden: helpful 5, easy 2, fun 1. Quiz: helpful 1, easy 3, fun 3. What is the total score of the quiz?
16. 16.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: fresh air? (a) a con (b) a pro
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fresh air (b) no fuel is used (c) tiring in the rain (d) free exercise
18. 18.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: learning to care? (a) a con (b) a pro
19. 19.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: hard to go on trips? (a) a con (b) a pro
20. 20.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Mural: helpful 5, easy 3, fun 1. Quiz: helpful 2, easy 1, fun 2. Puppet show: helpful 3, easy 3, fun 2. What is the total score of the mural?
21. 21.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) busy roads to cross (b) time with friends (c) hot in summer (d) hard with a heavy bag
22. 22.⚖️ Why list pros and cons? (a) to see both sides (b) to delay a choice (c) to fill a page (d) to win a bet
23. 23.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Bird park: learning 2, fun 4, safety 5. Planetarium: learning 3, fun 1, safety 2. Museum: learning 1, fun 3, safety 1. What is the total score of the planetarium?
24. 24.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) a happy welcome home
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it costs nothing (b) no fuel is used (c) hard with a heavy bag (d) time with friends
26. 26.True or false: “a loyal friend” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “a loyal friend” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) time with friends (b) no fuel is used (c) it costs nothing (d) busy roads to cross
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) time with friends (b) busy roads to cross (c) hard with a heavy bag (d) tiring in the rain
30. 30.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: a playmate at home? (a) a pro (b) a con
31. 31.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: hair on the sofa? (a) a pro (b) a con
32. 32.True or false: “food costs money” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Fort: fun 2, shade 1, nearness 1. Beach: fun 3, shade 1, nearness 1. Hill: fun 2, shade 1, nearness 4. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) beach (b) fort (c) hill
34. 34.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Farm: fun 3, shade 2, nearness 2. Beach: fun 4, shade 4, nearness 4. Hill: fun 3, shade 2, nearness 1. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) farm (b) hill (c) beach
35. 35.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Bird park: learning 4, fun 2, safety 2. Zoo: learning 1, fun 3, safety 3. Old fort: learning 1, fun 2, safety 4. Which class trip has the highest total? (a) zoo (b) old fort (c) bird park
36. 36.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: it keeps you active? (a) a con (b) a pro
37. 37.🧮 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) flip a coin (d) pick it, 5 beats 1
38. 38.⚠️ What is a con? (a) a good point (b) a bad point of a choice (c) a prize (d) a reason to agree
39. 39.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) tiring in the rain (b) no smoke or noise (c) time with friends (d) free exercise
40. 40.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) food costs money (b) vet visits cost money (c) a loyal friend (d) hard to go on trips

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