Pros and Cons Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 20: Pros and cons · Set 550 · 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 picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Farm: fun 1, shade 1, nearness 1. Fort: fun 1, shade 3, nearness 4. Lake: fun 1, shade 4, nearness 5. What is the total score of the lake?
2. 2.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: a loyal friend? (a) a pro (b) a con
3. 3.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: a playmate at home? (a) a pro (b) a con
4. 4.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) it keeps you active (b) learning to care (c) a playmate at home (d) food costs money
5. 5.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Mural: helpful 3, easy 1, fun 1. Garden: helpful 4, easy 4, fun 2. Quiz: helpful 4, easy 5, fun 3. Which club project has the highest total? (a) garden (b) mural (c) quiz
6. 6.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) time with friends (b) tiring in the rain (c) it costs nothing (d) fresh air
7. 7.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: no smoke or noise? (a) a con (b) a pro
8. 8.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Book drive: helpful 5, easy 1, fun 3. Quiz: helpful 1, easy 1, fun 3. Garden: helpful 2, easy 4, fun 2. What is the total score of the quiz?
9. 9.True or false: “a loyal friend” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎒 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
11. 11.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Hill: fun 2, shade 4, nearness 2. Farm: fun 4, shade 1, nearness 4. Lake: fun 5, shade 1, nearness 4. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) lake (b) hill (c) farm
12. 12.⚠️ What is a con? (a) a reason to agree (b) a prize (c) a good point (d) a bad point of a choice
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it takes more time (b) busy roads to cross (c) no smoke or noise (d) hard with a heavy bag
14. 14.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) hard to go on trips (b) learning to care (c) food costs money (d) hair on the sofa
15. 15.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: no fuel is used? (a) a con (b) a pro
16. 16.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) it takes more time (b) hard with a heavy bag (c) tiring in the rain (d) it costs nothing
17. 17.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: tiring in the rain? (a) a con (b) a pro
18. 18.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Recycling: helpful 1, easy 2, fun 4. Mural: helpful 1, easy 4, fun 1. Garden: helpful 1, easy 1, fun 2. What is the total score of the mural?
19. 19.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: it costs nothing? (a) a pro (b) a con
20. 20.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Park: fun 3, shade 1, nearness 4. Farm: fun 3, shade 5, nearness 4. Fort: fun 4, shade 1, nearness 4. What is the total score of the park?
21. 21.True or false: “a playmate at home” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) it costs nothing (b) fresh air (c) no fuel is used (d) busy roads to cross
23. 23.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) it costs nothing (b) free exercise (c) fresh air (d) it takes more time
24. 24.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) learning to care (b) a happy welcome home (c) vet visits cost money (d) a playmate at home
25. 25.True or false: “learning to care” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “it keeps you active” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Farm: fun 3, shade 1, nearness 1. Lake: fun 2, shade 3, nearness 2. Hill: fun 2, shade 2, nearness 2. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) farm (b) lake (c) hill
28. 28.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: food costs money? (a) a con (b) a pro
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiring in the rain (b) free exercise (c) it costs nothing (d) time with friends
30. 30.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: learning to care? (a) a pro (b) a con
31. 31.⚖️ Why list pros and cons? (a) to delay a choice (b) to win a bet (c) to see both sides (d) to fill a page
32. 32.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: free exercise? (a) a con (b) a pro
33. 33.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: it takes more time? (a) a pro (b) a con
34. 34.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) hair on the sofa
35. 35.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Lake: fun 4, shade 2, nearness 1. Farm: fun 4, shade 1, nearness 3. Beach: fun 2, shade 5, nearness 4. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) beach (b) lake (c) farm
36. 36.True or false: “hard to go on trips” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: hair on the sofa? (a) a pro (b) a con
38. 38.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Park: fun 4, shade 1, nearness 2. Lake: fun 5, shade 4, nearness 1. Hill: fun 4, shade 3, nearness 2. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) park (b) hill (c) lake
39. 39.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) no smoke or noise (b) busy roads to cross (c) hard with a heavy bag (d) it takes more time
40. 40.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: busy roads to cross? (a) a con (b) a pro

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