Pros and Cons Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 20: Pros and cons · Set 487 · 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.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: hair on the sofa? (a) a con (b) a pro
2. 2.True or false: “a playmate at home” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) hot in summer (b) free exercise (c) it takes more time (d) tiring in the rain
4. 4.True or false: “a playmate at home” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📝 What is a pro? (a) a final answer (b) a type of question (c) a bad point (d) a good point of a choice
6. 6.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Lake: fun 3, shade 4, nearness 3. Beach: fun 4, shade 2, nearness 1. Farm: fun 5, shade 1, nearness 5. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) beach (b) lake (c) farm
7. 7.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) hair on the sofa (b) vet visits cost money (c) food costs money (d) a loyal friend
8. 8.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: free exercise? (a) a pro (b) a con
9. 9.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) no fuel is used (b) hard with a heavy bag (c) it costs nothing (d) time with friends
10. 10.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: food costs money? (a) a con (b) a pro
11. 11.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) it keeps you active (b) a happy welcome home (c) learning to care (d) chewed shoes
12. 12.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) it takes more time (b) fresh air (c) no fuel is used (d) no smoke or noise
13. 13.True or false: “chewed shoes” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Puppet show: helpful 4, easy 3, fun 4. Book drive: helpful 4, easy 3, fun 3. Garden: helpful 3, easy 2, fun 1. Which club project has the highest total? (a) puppet show (b) garden (c) book drive
15. 15.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Fort: fun 1, shade 1, nearness 1. Lake: fun 5, shade 5, nearness 3. Beach: fun 4, shade 4, nearness 4. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) beach (b) lake (c) fort
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard with a heavy bag (b) it takes more time (c) time with friends (d) busy roads to cross
17. 17.True or false: “vet visits cost money” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) a happy welcome home (b) a playmate at home (c) learning to care (d) hard to go on trips
19. 19.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) it costs nothing (b) hard with a heavy bag (c) hot in summer (d) it takes more time
20. 20.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Planetarium: learning 1, fun 5, safety 3. Bird park: learning 4, fun 2, safety 1. Museum: learning 4, fun 1, safety 3. What is the total score of the bird park?
21. 21.True or false: “a loyal friend” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: learning to care? (a) a pro (b) a con
23. 23.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: no smoke or noise? (a) a con (b) a pro
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard with a heavy bag (b) fresh air (c) it costs nothing (d) free exercise
25. 25.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: time with friends? (a) a pro (b) a con
26. 26.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: hot in summer? (a) a pro (b) a con
27. 27.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Bird park: learning 5, fun 4, safety 1. Old fort: learning 2, fun 4, safety 3. Science park: learning 2, fun 1, safety 4. What is the total score of the bird park?
28. 28.True or false: “it keeps you active” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: tiring in the rain? (a) a pro (b) a con
30. 30.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) learning to care (b) hair on the sofa (c) vet visits cost money (d) hard to go on trips
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it costs nothing (b) time with friends (c) busy roads to cross (d) no fuel is used
32. 32.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: a loyal friend? (a) a pro (b) a con
33. 33.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) hard to go on trips (b) a playmate at home (c) vet visits cost money (d) food costs money
34. 34.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Zoo: learning 1, fun 3, safety 4. Science park: learning 1, fun 3, safety 2. Museum: learning 3, fun 3, safety 4. Which class trip has the highest total? (a) zoo (b) museum (c) science park
35. 35.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) vet visits cost money (b) hair on the sofa (c) hard to go on trips (d) a happy welcome home
36. 36.⚖️ Why list pros and cons? (a) to fill a page (b) to delay a choice (c) to see both sides (d) to win a bet
37. 37.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) hot in summer (b) time with friends (c) hard with a heavy bag (d) it takes more time
38. 38.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: no fuel is used? (a) a con (b) a pro
39. 39.🧮 One choice has 5 small pros and 1 huge con. What should you do? (a) weigh how big each is (b) flip a coin (c) ignore the con (d) pick it, 5 beats 1
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it costs nothing (b) fresh air (c) no fuel is used (d) tiring in the rain

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