Pros and Cons Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 20: Pros and cons · Set 559 · 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.⚖️ Why list pros and cons? (a) to win a bet (b) to fill a page (c) to see both sides (d) to delay a choice
2. 2.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Quiz: helpful 3, easy 1, fun 4. Garden: helpful 2, easy 3, fun 4. Recycling: helpful 1, easy 1, fun 2. Which club project has the highest total? (a) recycling (b) quiz (c) garden
3. 3.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: food costs money? (a) a con (b) a pro
4. 4.True or false: “food costs money” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Bird park: learning 2, fun 4, safety 4. Old fort: learning 4, fun 3, safety 1. Zoo: learning 4, fun 2, safety 3. Which class trip has the highest total? (a) old fort (b) zoo (c) bird park
6. 6.True or false: “vet visits cost money” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) time with friends (b) hard with a heavy bag (c) no fuel is used (d) it costs nothing
8. 8.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: it takes more time? (a) a con (b) a pro
9. 9.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Recycling: helpful 5, easy 3, fun 4. Mural: helpful 4, easy 4, fun 1. Quiz: helpful 3, easy 3, fun 3. Which club project has the highest total? (a) recycling (b) mural (c) quiz
10. 10.True or false: “it keeps you active” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it costs nothing (b) it takes more time (c) hard with a heavy bag (d) busy roads to cross
12. 12.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) learning to care (b) hard to go on trips (c) a loyal friend (d) a playmate at home
13. 13.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) it takes more time (b) tiring in the rain (c) hard with a heavy bag (d) free exercise
14. 14.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: hard with a heavy bag? (a) a con (b) a pro
15. 15.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Museum: learning 5, fun 4, safety 1. Planetarium: learning 3, fun 2, safety 4. Bird park: learning 3, fun 3, safety 2. What is the total score of the museum?
16. 16.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) learning to care (b) chewed shoes (c) hard to go on trips (d) hair on the sofa
17. 17.⚠️ What is a con? (a) a prize (b) a reason to agree (c) a bad point of a choice (d) a good point
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) busy roads to cross (b) no fuel is used (c) no smoke or noise (d) it costs nothing
19. 19.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Quiz: helpful 1, easy 2, fun 1. Recycling: helpful 3, easy 5, fun 1. Garden: helpful 1, easy 3, fun 4. What is the total score of the quiz?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no smoke or noise (b) it costs nothing (c) tiring in the rain (d) no fuel is used
21. 21.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Fort: fun 2, shade 4, nearness 1. Hill: fun 2, shade 1, nearness 4. Farm: fun 2, shade 3, nearness 3. What is the total score of the fort?
22. 22.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) vet visits cost money (b) hair on the sofa (c) a loyal friend (d) food costs money
23. 23.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Park: fun 2, shade 5, nearness 1. Hill: fun 2, shade 3, nearness 2. Beach: fun 1, shade 2, nearness 4. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) beach (b) hill (c) park
24. 24.True or false: “learning to care” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: it keeps you active? (a) a con (b) a pro
26. 26.🎒 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
27. 27.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Planetarium: learning 1, fun 1, safety 3. Old fort: learning 2, fun 1, safety 5. Museum: learning 1, fun 2, safety 4. What is the total score of the old fort?
28. 28.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Museum: learning 5, fun 2, safety 2. Science park: learning 3, fun 4, safety 1. Old fort: learning 1, fun 2, safety 2. Which class trip has the highest total? (a) science park (b) old fort (c) museum
29. 29.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Hill: fun 3, shade 2, nearness 1. Lake: fun 5, shade 5, nearness 1. Beach: fun 3, shade 3, nearness 4. What is the total score of the beach?
30. 30.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Park: fun 3, shade 3, nearness 3. Hill: fun 1, shade 3, nearness 4. Farm: fun 4, shade 3, nearness 3. What is the total score of the park?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) free exercise (b) hot in summer (c) no fuel is used (d) it costs nothing
32. 32.True or false: “hair on the sofa” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “hard to go on trips” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Museum: learning 5, fun 1, safety 3. Science park: learning 3, fun 2, safety 1. Old fort: learning 1, fun 4, safety 3. What is the total score of the old fort?
35. 35.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) no fuel is used (b) no smoke or noise (c) free exercise (d) it takes more time
36. 36.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Museum: learning 1, fun 3, safety 2. Old fort: learning 4, fun 1, safety 4. Bird park: learning 3, fun 5, safety 4. What is the total score of the bird park?
37. 37.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) a playmate at home (b) a loyal friend (c) chewed shoes (d) learning to care
38. 38.True or false: “vet visits cost money” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧮 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
40. 40.True or false: “chewed shoes” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False

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