Pros and Cons Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 20: Pros and cons · Set 471 · 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 happy welcome home (b) hair on the sofa (c) it keeps you active (d) a loyal friend
2. 2.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) it takes more time (b) busy roads to cross (c) hot in summer (d) no smoke or noise
3. 3.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: free exercise? (a) a pro (b) a con
4. 4.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Park: fun 4, shade 3, nearness 2. Lake: fun 3, shade 3, nearness 4. Beach: fun 5, shade 5, nearness 1. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) park (b) lake (c) beach
5. 5.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Mural: helpful 4, easy 3, fun 1. Recycling: helpful 3, easy 3, fun 1. Garden: helpful 2, easy 1, fun 3. What is the total score of the recycling?
6. 6.True or false: “hard to go on trips” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it costs nothing (b) fresh air (c) free exercise (d) it takes more time
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) time with friends (b) fresh air (c) busy roads to cross (d) no smoke or noise
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard with a heavy bag (b) tiring in the rain (c) free exercise (d) it takes more time
10. 10.🎒 Which is a con of carrying a very heavy school bag? (a) it hurts your back (b) it looks nice (c) it holds books (d) it is blue
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no fuel is used (b) busy roads to cross (c) tiring in the rain (d) it takes more time
12. 12.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Planetarium: learning 2, fun 2, safety 1. Zoo: learning 5, fun 3, safety 3. Museum: learning 4, fun 2, safety 4. Which class trip has the highest total? (a) planetarium (b) museum (c) zoo
13. 13.⚠️ What is a con? (a) a prize (b) a bad point of a choice (c) a reason to agree (d) a good point
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) free exercise (b) no fuel is used (c) time with friends (d) hot in summer
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) time with friends (b) hot in summer (c) tiring in the rain (d) hard with a heavy bag
16. 16.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) a happy welcome home (b) a loyal friend (c) chewed shoes (d) learning to care
17. 17.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: tiring in the rain? (a) a con (b) a pro
18. 18.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: vet visits cost money? (a) a pro (b) a con
19. 19.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) a playmate at home (b) it keeps you active (c) learning to care (d) hard to go on trips
20. 20.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: hair on the sofa? (a) a pro (b) a con
21. 21.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) tiring in the rain (b) it takes more time (c) it costs nothing (d) busy roads to cross
22. 22.True or false: “chewed shoes” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: no fuel is used? (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). Old fort: learning 1, fun 2, safety 3. Zoo: learning 2, fun 4, safety 2. Planetarium: learning 5, fun 3, safety 1. Which class trip has the highest total? (a) old fort (b) planetarium (c) zoo
26. 26.📝 What is a pro? (a) a good point of a choice (b) a type of question (c) a final answer (d) a bad point
27. 27.🧮 One choice has 5 small pros and 1 huge con. What should you do? (a) flip a coin (b) ignore the con (c) pick it, 5 beats 1 (d) weigh how big each is
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no smoke or noise (b) no fuel is used (c) free exercise (d) tiring in the rain
29. 29.True or false: “vet visits cost money” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) it takes more time (b) free exercise (c) it costs nothing (d) no smoke or noise
31. 31.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) vet visits cost money (b) a loyal friend (c) a playmate at home (d) it keeps you active
32. 32.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: hot in summer? (a) a pro (b) a con
33. 33.True or false: “chewed shoes” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: it costs nothing? (a) a con (b) a pro
35. 35.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) vet visits cost money (b) hair on the sofa (c) food costs money (d) a loyal friend
36. 36.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Museum: learning 3, fun 4, safety 1. Zoo: learning 1, fun 3, safety 2. Science park: learning 3, fun 2, safety 2. Which class trip has the highest total? (a) zoo (b) science park (c) museum
37. 37.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Book drive: helpful 5, easy 4, fun 1. Garden: helpful 4, easy 4, fun 1. Mural: helpful 1, easy 4, fun 1. What is the total score of the garden?
38. 38.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) busy roads to cross (b) hot in summer (c) tiring in the rain (d) fresh air
39. 39.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) vet visits cost money (b) hard to go on trips (c) hair on the sofa (d) it keeps you active
40. 40.True or false: “hard to go on trips” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False

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