Pros and Cons Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 20: Pros and cons · Set 767 · 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.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: chewed shoes? (a) a con (b) a pro
2. 2.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) a loyal friend (b) a playmate at home (c) learning to care (d) chewed shoes
3. 3.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Lake: fun 1, shade 3, nearness 2. Farm: fun 2, shade 2, nearness 4. Beach: fun 2, shade 3, nearness 4. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) lake (b) farm (c) beach
4. 4.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) hard to go on trips (b) chewed shoes (c) learning to care (d) vet visits cost money
5. 5.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: tiring in the rain? (a) a pro (b) a con
6. 6.True or false: “a loyal friend” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Garden: helpful 5, easy 4, fun 1. Recycling: helpful 1, easy 4, fun 3. Book drive: helpful 2, easy 4, fun 3. Which club project has the highest total? (a) recycling (b) book drive (c) garden
8. 8.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Old fort: learning 2, fun 1, safety 4. Museum: learning 3, fun 2, safety 3. Zoo: learning 3, fun 5, safety 1. What is the total score of the old fort?
9. 9.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: food costs money? (a) a con (b) a pro
10. 10.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) no fuel is used (b) fresh air (c) free exercise (d) it takes more time
11. 11.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: a happy welcome home? (a) a con (b) a pro
12. 12.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Science park: learning 5, fun 3, safety 4. Museum: learning 4, fun 4, safety 3. Zoo: learning 3, fun 1, safety 2. Which class trip has the highest total? (a) science park (b) museum (c) zoo
13. 13.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) time with friends (b) hot in summer (c) fresh air (d) no fuel is used
14. 14.⚠️ What is a con? (a) a prize (b) a reason to agree (c) a good point (d) a bad point of a choice
15. 15.True or false: “it keeps you active” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: hot in summer? (a) a con (b) a pro
17. 17.True or false: “a playmate at home” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) free exercise (b) hard with a heavy bag (c) it takes more time (d) busy roads to cross
19. 19.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) hard to go on trips (b) a happy welcome home (c) learning to care (d) a loyal friend
20. 20.🎒 Which is a con of carrying a very heavy school bag? (a) it is blue (b) it looks nice (c) it hurts your back (d) it holds books
21. 21.⚖️ Why list pros and cons? (a) to delay a choice (b) to win a bet (c) to fill a page (d) to see both sides
22. 22.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: a loyal friend? (a) a con (b) a pro
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it costs nothing (b) time with friends (c) fresh air (d) it takes more time
24. 24.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Planetarium: learning 4, fun 3, safety 4. Museum: learning 4, fun 3, safety 2. Bird park: learning 5, fun 5, safety 2. What is the total score of the museum?
25. 25.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: it costs nothing? (a) a con (b) a pro
26. 26.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) busy roads to cross (b) no fuel is used (c) free exercise (d) no smoke or noise
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) free exercise (b) hard with a heavy bag (c) busy roads to cross (d) hot in summer
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) time with friends (b) busy roads to cross (c) free exercise (d) it costs nothing
29. 29.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: hard with a heavy bag? (a) a con (b) a pro
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it costs nothing (b) no fuel is used (c) tiring in the rain (d) free exercise
31. 31.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: it takes more time? (a) a con (b) a pro
32. 32.True or false: “vet visits cost money” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) tiring in the rain (b) hard with a heavy bag (c) it costs nothing (d) it takes more time
34. 34.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Zoo: learning 2, fun 4, safety 2. Planetarium: learning 1, fun 5, safety 4. Science park: learning 1, fun 4, safety 1. What is the total score of the zoo?
35. 35.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) it keeps you active (b) learning to care (c) vet visits cost money (d) a loyal friend
36. 36.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: free exercise? (a) a con (b) a pro
37. 37.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) hard with a heavy bag (b) fresh air (c) no smoke or noise (d) time with friends
38. 38.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) it costs nothing (b) free exercise (c) no smoke or noise (d) tiring in the rain
39. 39.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: it keeps you active? (a) a pro (b) a con
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it takes more time (b) hard with a heavy bag (c) time with friends (d) tiring in the rain

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