Pros and Cons Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 20: Pros and cons · Set 50 · 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.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Garden: helpful 1, easy 2, fun 4. Quiz: helpful 1, easy 2, fun 4. Mural: helpful 5, easy 2, fun 1. Which club project has the highest total? (a) garden (b) mural (c) quiz
2. 2.True or false: “a playmate at home” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “chewed shoes” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: it keeps you active? (a) a con (b) a pro
5. 5.🧮 One choice has 5 small pros and 1 huge con. What should you do? (a) weigh how big each is (b) pick it, 5 beats 1 (c) flip a coin (d) ignore the con
6. 6.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Lake: fun 2, shade 3, nearness 2. Park: fun 5, shade 1, nearness 3. Fort: fun 2, shade 3, nearness 1. What is the total score of the fort?
7. 7.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: hot in summer? (a) a pro (b) a con
8. 8.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: busy roads to cross? (a) a pro (b) a con
9. 9.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: vet visits cost money? (a) a con (b) a pro
10. 10.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) food costs money (b) learning to care (c) it keeps you active (d) a loyal friend
11. 11.🎒 Which is a con of carrying a very heavy school bag? (a) it is blue (b) it hurts your back (c) it looks nice (d) it holds books
12. 12.⚠️ What is a con? (a) a bad point of a choice (b) a prize (c) a good point (d) a reason to agree
13. 13.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: learning to care? (a) a pro (b) a con
14. 14.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Hill: fun 1, shade 2, nearness 3. Park: fun 2, shade 1, nearness 1. Farm: fun 1, shade 3, nearness 4. What is the total score of the hill?
15. 15.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) a playmate at home (b) a loyal friend (c) it keeps you active (d) chewed shoes
16. 16.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) chewed shoes (b) hard to go on trips (c) food costs money (d) it keeps you active
17. 17.True or false: “a loyal friend” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “a playmate at home” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.⚖️ 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
20. 20.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: no fuel is used? (a) a pro (b) a con
21. 21.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) it takes more time (b) tiring in the rain (c) hot in summer (d) no smoke or noise
22. 22.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) time with friends (b) it costs nothing (c) tiring in the rain (d) fresh air
23. 23.📝 What is a pro? (a) a type of question (b) a good point of a choice (c) a final answer (d) a bad point
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it takes more time (b) it costs nothing (c) no smoke or noise (d) no fuel is used
25. 25.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: fresh air? (a) a pro (b) a con
26. 26.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Farm: fun 3, shade 1, nearness 3. Fort: fun 2, shade 1, nearness 2. Park: fun 3, shade 1, nearness 4. What is the total score of the fort?
27. 27.True or false: “food costs money” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) hair on the sofa (b) it keeps you active (c) a loyal friend (d) learning to care
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it costs nothing (b) it takes more time (c) busy roads to cross (d) tiring in the rain
30. 30.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: tiring in the rain? (a) a pro (b) a con
31. 31.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Beach: fun 4, shade 4, nearness 4. Park: fun 4, shade 1, nearness 3. Hill: fun 4, shade 4, nearness 3. What is the total score of the beach?
32. 32.True or false: “a loyal friend” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: hair on the sofa? (a) a con (b) a pro
34. 34.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: time with friends? (a) a con (b) a pro
35. 35.True or false: “food costs money” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: it takes more time? (a) a con (b) a pro
37. 37.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Book drive: helpful 4, easy 4, fun 1. Garden: helpful 1, easy 4, fun 3. Mural: helpful 5, easy 3, fun 2. What is the total score of the garden?
38. 38.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: a happy welcome home? (a) a pro (b) a con
39. 39.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: a playmate at home? (a) a con (b) a pro
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fresh air (b) time with friends (c) hard with a heavy bag (d) no smoke or noise

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