Pros and Cons Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 20: Pros and cons · Set 611 · 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.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) it keeps you active (b) hair on the sofa (c) vet visits cost money (d) chewed shoes
2. 2.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Hill: fun 1, shade 1, nearness 4. Lake: fun 5, shade 4, nearness 2. Farm: fun 4, shade 4, nearness 2. What is the total score of the hill?
3. 3.🎒 Which is a con of carrying a very heavy school bag? (a) it is blue (b) it holds books (c) it looks nice (d) it hurts your back
4. 4.True or false: “a happy welcome home” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “hard to go on trips” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “it keeps you active” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📝 What is a pro? (a) a final answer (b) a good point of a choice (c) a bad point (d) a type of question
8. 8.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: vet visits cost money? (a) a pro (b) a con
9. 9.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) learning to care (b) food costs money (c) hair on the sofa (d) chewed shoes
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fresh air (b) no smoke or noise (c) time with friends (d) hot in summer
11. 11.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) it takes more time (b) no smoke or noise (c) free exercise (d) it costs nothing
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard with a heavy bag (b) it takes more time (c) free exercise (d) hot in summer
13. 13.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) it keeps you active (b) hard to go on trips (c) a playmate at home (d) a happy welcome home
14. 14.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Park: fun 2, shade 3, nearness 5. Fort: fun 3, shade 2, nearness 3. Lake: fun 1, shade 4, nearness 4. What is the total score of the fort?
15. 15.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) vet visits cost money (b) a playmate at home (c) it keeps you active (d) a loyal friend
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it takes more time (b) free exercise (c) no fuel is used (d) it costs nothing
17. 17.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: it takes more time? (a) a pro (b) a con
18. 18.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) tiring in the rain (b) hot in summer (c) free exercise (d) hard with a heavy bag
19. 19.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) time with friends (b) busy roads to cross (c) it takes more time (d) tiring in the rain
20. 20.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: busy roads to cross? (a) a pro (b) a con
21. 21.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) hard with a heavy bag (b) it takes more time (c) it costs nothing (d) tiring in the rain
22. 22.🧮 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
23. 23.⚠️ What is a con? (a) a prize (b) a bad point of a choice (c) a reason to agree (d) a good point
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it takes more time (b) tiring in the rain (c) busy roads to cross (d) no smoke or noise
25. 25.True or false: “a loyal friend” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Garden: helpful 4, easy 4, fun 2. Puppet show: helpful 4, easy 2, fun 2. Book drive: helpful 5, easy 4, fun 2. What is the total score of the garden?
27. 27.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Hill: fun 4, shade 4, nearness 1. Fort: fun 3, shade 1, nearness 4. Beach: fun 2, shade 2, nearness 4. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) fort (b) beach (c) hill
28. 28.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) a playmate at home (b) hair on the sofa (c) learning to care (d) a loyal friend
29. 29.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: no smoke or noise? (a) a pro (b) a con
30. 30.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Zoo: learning 3, fun 4, safety 2. Museum: learning 3, fun 4, safety 3. Planetarium: learning 1, fun 3, safety 3. Which class trip has the highest total? (a) planetarium (b) museum (c) zoo
31. 31.⚖️ Why list pros and cons? (a) to delay a choice (b) to fill a page (c) to see both sides (d) to win a bet
32. 32.True or false: “a loyal friend” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Museum: learning 3, fun 3, safety 5. Science park: learning 1, fun 4, safety 1. Old fort: learning 2, fun 1, safety 1. Which class trip has the highest total? (a) museum (b) old fort (c) science park
34. 34.True or false: “food costs money” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “a happy welcome home” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: no fuel is used? (a) a con (b) a pro
37. 37.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Planetarium: learning 2, fun 4, safety 2. Zoo: learning 1, fun 3, safety 4. Bird park: learning 3, fun 2, safety 4. Which class trip has the highest total? (a) planetarium (b) bird park (c) zoo
38. 38.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Puppet show: helpful 2, easy 1, fun 2. Quiz: helpful 4, easy 1, fun 5. Recycling: helpful 2, easy 1, fun 1. What is the total score of the quiz?
39. 39.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Fort: fun 3, shade 4, nearness 3. Lake: fun 4, shade 4, nearness 1. Farm: fun 1, shade 2, nearness 1. What is the total score of the farm?
40. 40.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: hard with a heavy bag? (a) a pro (b) a con

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