Pros and Cons Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 20: Pros and cons · Set 686 · 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.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: fresh air? (a) a pro (b) a con
2. 2.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Farm: fun 3, shade 4, nearness 4. Fort: fun 2, shade 1, nearness 2. Lake: fun 2, shade 4, nearness 3. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) farm (b) lake (c) fort
3. 3.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: it takes more time? (a) a pro (b) a con
4. 4.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Farm: fun 1, shade 1, nearness 4. Hill: fun 4, shade 3, nearness 3. Fort: fun 5, shade 3, nearness 3. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) farm (b) fort (c) hill
5. 5.True or false: “hard to go on trips” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Quiz: helpful 3, easy 4, fun 2. Book drive: helpful 5, easy 1, fun 5. Recycling: helpful 1, easy 2, fun 4. Which club project has the highest total? (a) quiz (b) book drive (c) recycling
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no fuel is used (b) time with friends (c) busy roads to cross (d) no smoke or noise
8. 8.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: a happy welcome home? (a) a con (b) a pro
9. 9.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: time with friends? (a) a con (b) a pro
10. 10.True or false: “food costs money” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: tiring in the rain? (a) a pro (b) a con
12. 12.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: hair on the sofa? (a) a pro (b) a con
13. 13.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: it keeps you active? (a) a con (b) a pro
14. 14.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Garden: helpful 4, easy 4, fun 3. Quiz: helpful 5, easy 5, fun 2. Mural: helpful 3, easy 2, fun 2. Which club project has the highest total? (a) garden (b) mural (c) quiz
15. 15.🧮 One choice has 5 small pros and 1 huge con. What should you do? (a) pick it, 5 beats 1 (b) weigh how big each is (c) ignore the con (d) flip a coin
16. 16.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Puppet show: helpful 2, easy 1, fun 3. Mural: helpful 1, easy 3, fun 3. Recycling: helpful 5, easy 1, fun 2. Which club project has the highest total? (a) mural (b) recycling (c) puppet show
17. 17.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) chewed shoes
18. 18.True or false: “hair on the sofa” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: no fuel is used? (a) a con (b) a pro
20. 20.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: hot in summer? (a) a con (b) a pro
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no fuel is used (b) hot in summer (c) no smoke or noise (d) time with friends
22. 22.True or false: “food costs money” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Quiz: helpful 5, easy 4, fun 1. Recycling: helpful 2, easy 1, fun 3. Book drive: helpful 2, easy 3, fun 4. Which club project has the highest total? (a) book drive (b) quiz (c) recycling
24. 24.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) food costs money (b) learning to care (c) a happy welcome home (d) a loyal friend
25. 25.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: hard to go on trips? (a) a pro (b) a con
26. 26.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) tiring in the rain (b) no fuel is used (c) time with friends (d) free exercise
27. 27.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Zoo: learning 3, fun 2, safety 5. Old fort: learning 4, fun 1, safety 4. Planetarium: learning 4, fun 4, safety 1. Which class trip has the highest total? (a) planetarium (b) old fort (c) zoo
28. 28.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Farm: fun 2, shade 4, nearness 2. Park: fun 4, shade 4, nearness 3. Lake: fun 5, shade 5, nearness 2. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) park (b) farm (c) lake
29. 29.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) chewed shoes (b) a happy welcome home (c) hair on the sofa (d) hard to go on trips
30. 30.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Bird park: learning 4, fun 4, safety 3. Museum: learning 2, fun 3, safety 2. Planetarium: learning 2, fun 3, safety 2. Which class trip has the highest total? (a) museum (b) planetarium (c) bird park
31. 31.📝 What is a pro? (a) a bad point (b) a final answer (c) a good point of a choice (d) a type of question
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiring in the rain (b) busy roads to cross (c) no smoke or noise (d) hot in summer
33. 33.True or false: “a playmate at home” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Museum: learning 4, fun 2, safety 5. Bird park: learning 3, fun 4, safety 1. Old fort: learning 3, fun 4, safety 1. Which class trip has the highest total? (a) bird park (b) old fort (c) museum
35. 35.True or false: “a happy welcome home” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) tiring in the rain (b) it takes more time (c) hard with a heavy bag (d) time with friends
37. 37.True or false: “vet visits cost money” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) free exercise (b) no smoke or noise (c) it costs nothing (d) tiring in the rain
39. 39.True or false: “hard to go on trips” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “learning to care” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False

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