Pros and Cons Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 20: Pros and cons · Set 731 · 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). Mural: helpful 3, easy 3, fun 1. Recycling: helpful 2, easy 4, fun 1. Garden: helpful 4, easy 3, fun 1. Which club project has the highest total? (a) recycling (b) garden (c) mural
2. 2.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) busy roads to cross (b) tiring in the rain (c) it costs nothing (d) hot in summer
3. 3.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) vet visits cost money (b) a happy welcome home (c) hard to go on trips (d) food costs money
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiring in the rain (b) hard with a heavy bag (c) time with friends (d) it takes more time
5. 5.⚖️ 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
6. 6.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) vet visits cost money (b) it keeps you active (c) food costs money (d) chewed shoes
7. 7.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) a loyal friend (b) hard to go on trips (c) a happy welcome home (d) learning to care
8. 8.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: hard with a heavy bag? (a) a con (b) a pro
9. 9.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Park: fun 2, shade 4, nearness 3. Fort: fun 3, shade 3, nearness 4. Farm: fun 5, shade 4, nearness 2. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) farm (b) park (c) fort
10. 10.📝 What is a pro? (a) a bad point (b) a final answer (c) a good point of a choice (d) a type of question
11. 11.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) no fuel is used (b) it takes more time (c) hot in summer (d) busy roads to cross
12. 12.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: hair on the sofa? (a) a con (b) a pro
13. 13.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) fresh air (b) tiring in the rain (c) no fuel is used (d) it costs nothing
14. 14.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: it takes more time? (a) a con (b) a pro
15. 15.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) vet visits cost money (b) a loyal friend (c) food costs money (d) hard to go on trips
16. 16.🧮 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) flip a coin (d) ignore the con
17. 17.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: vet visits cost money? (a) a pro (b) a con
18. 18.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Zoo: learning 1, fun 1, safety 1. Museum: learning 2, fun 1, safety 2. Bird park: learning 1, fun 1, safety 5. What is the total score of the museum?
19. 19.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Recycling: helpful 1, easy 4, fun 3. Quiz: helpful 5, easy 3, fun 1. Book drive: helpful 1, easy 4, fun 1. Which club project has the highest total? (a) book drive (b) recycling (c) quiz
20. 20.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Old fort: learning 2, fun 3, safety 4. Science park: learning 1, fun 1, safety 4. Bird park: learning 5, fun 4, safety 1. Which class trip has the highest total? (a) old fort (b) science park (c) bird park
21. 21.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) busy roads to cross (b) hard with a heavy bag (c) tiring in the rain (d) free exercise
22. 22.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Mural: helpful 3, easy 1, fun 1. Quiz: helpful 3, easy 4, fun 2. Recycling: helpful 5, easy 3, fun 2. Which club project has the highest total? (a) mural (b) quiz (c) recycling
23. 23.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: time with friends? (a) a pro (b) a con
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no fuel is used (b) fresh air (c) hard with a heavy bag (d) no smoke or noise
25. 25.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Planetarium: learning 1, fun 4, safety 4. Zoo: learning 3, fun 4, safety 2. Museum: learning 3, fun 5, safety 5. Which class trip has the highest total? (a) museum (b) zoo (c) planetarium
26. 26.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: hard to go on trips? (a) a con (b) a pro
27. 27.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) hard to go on trips (b) learning to care (c) vet visits cost money (d) food costs money
28. 28.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Science park: learning 5, fun 4, safety 2. Planetarium: learning 1, fun 2, safety 4. Museum: learning 3, fun 3, safety 4. Which class trip has the highest total? (a) planetarium (b) museum (c) science park
29. 29.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: it costs nothing? (a) a pro (b) a con
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no fuel is used (b) no smoke or noise (c) fresh air (d) tiring in the rain
31. 31.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) vet visits cost money (b) a playmate at home (c) hair on the sofa (d) hard to go on trips
32. 32.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: no fuel is used? (a) a con (b) a pro
33. 33.🎒 Which is a con of carrying a very heavy school bag? (a) it hurts your back (b) it is blue (c) it holds books (d) it looks nice
34. 34.True or false: “a happy welcome home” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “chewed shoes” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it takes more time (b) free exercise (c) busy roads to cross (d) hard with a heavy bag
37. 37.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Park: fun 2, shade 2, nearness 2. Farm: fun 4, shade 3, nearness 3. Beach: fun 1, shade 1, nearness 3. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) park (b) farm (c) beach
38. 38.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Bird park: learning 5, fun 5, safety 1. Planetarium: learning 4, fun 2, safety 4. Zoo: learning 2, fun 3, safety 3. Which class trip has the highest total? (a) zoo (b) planetarium (c) bird park
39. 39.True or false: “chewed shoes” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) it keeps you active (b) a happy welcome home (c) a playmate at home (d) food costs money

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