Pros and Cons Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 20: Pros and cons · Set 570 · 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). Puppet show: helpful 1, easy 4, fun 1. Garden: helpful 3, easy 3, fun 1. Quiz: helpful 4, easy 5, fun 2. What is the total score of the quiz?
2. 2.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: time with friends? (a) a con (b) a pro
3. 3.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Garden: helpful 1, easy 3, fun 2. Mural: helpful 4, easy 5, fun 3. Book drive: helpful 3, easy 3, fun 1. What is the total score of the book drive?
4. 4.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: free exercise? (a) a pro (b) a con
5. 5.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) it keeps you active (b) a loyal friend (c) hard to go on trips (d) a playmate at home
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fresh air (b) tiring in the rain (c) no smoke or noise (d) it costs nothing
7. 7.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: learning to care? (a) a pro (b) a con
8. 8.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) free exercise (b) no smoke or noise (c) fresh air (d) it takes more time
9. 9.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Beach: fun 4, shade 1, nearness 3. Fort: fun 5, shade 4, nearness 2. Farm: fun 4, shade 4, nearness 2. What is the total score of the beach?
10. 10.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: a happy welcome home? (a) a con (b) a pro
11. 11.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Beach: fun 1, shade 1, nearness 2. Hill: fun 5, shade 2, nearness 3. Park: fun 2, shade 1, nearness 4. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) beach (b) hill (c) park
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) busy roads to cross (b) no smoke or noise (c) it costs nothing (d) free exercise
13. 13.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: a loyal friend? (a) a pro (b) a con
14. 14.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Garden: helpful 5, easy 1, fun 1. Book drive: helpful 3, easy 2, fun 1. Quiz: helpful 1, easy 2, fun 1. Which club project has the highest total? (a) garden (b) quiz (c) book drive
15. 15.⚖️ 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
16. 16.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) no smoke or noise (b) free exercise (c) hot in summer (d) fresh air
17. 17.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: no smoke or noise? (a) a con (b) a pro
18. 18.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) it costs nothing (b) time with friends (c) fresh air (d) tiring in the rain
19. 19.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: it costs nothing? (a) a pro (b) a con
20. 20.⚠️ What is a con? (a) a bad point of a choice (b) a reason to agree (c) a prize (d) a good point
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it takes more time (b) fresh air (c) hard with a heavy bag (d) tiring in the rain
22. 22.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: it takes more time? (a) a pro (b) a con
23. 23.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) a playmate at home (b) it keeps you active (c) a loyal friend (d) vet visits cost money
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hot in summer (b) time with friends (c) fresh air (d) it costs nothing
25. 25.🎒 Which is a con of carrying a very heavy school bag? (a) it looks nice (b) it holds books (c) it is blue (d) it hurts your back
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) busy roads to cross (b) tiring in the rain (c) hard with a heavy bag (d) no smoke or noise
27. 27.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) hard to go on trips (b) food costs money (c) vet visits cost money (d) a happy welcome home
28. 28.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) learning to care (b) a loyal friend (c) a happy welcome home (d) hair on the sofa
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no fuel is used (b) it costs nothing (c) it takes more time (d) free exercise
30. 30.📝 What is a pro? (a) a good point of a choice (b) a final answer (c) a bad point (d) a type of question
31. 31.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: hot in summer? (a) a pro (b) a con
32. 32.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: hard with a heavy bag? (a) a con (b) a pro
33. 33.🧮 One choice has 5 small pros and 1 huge con. What should you do? (a) weigh how big each is (b) ignore the con (c) pick it, 5 beats 1 (d) flip a coin
34. 34.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: hard to go on trips? (a) a pro (b) a con
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) busy roads to cross (b) it takes more time (c) tiring in the rain (d) no fuel is used
36. 36.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Park: fun 4, shade 1, nearness 2. Hill: fun 2, shade 1, nearness 5. Lake: fun 4, shade 1, nearness 2. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) park (b) lake (c) hill
37. 37.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) hair on the sofa (b) food costs money (c) learning to care (d) chewed shoes
38. 38.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: a playmate at home? (a) a con (b) a pro
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no smoke or noise (b) hard with a heavy bag (c) no fuel is used (d) fresh air
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiring in the rain (b) it takes more time (c) free exercise (d) hard with a heavy bag

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