Pros and Cons Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 20: Pros and cons · Set 769 · 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 is a con of carrying a very heavy school bag? (a) it looks nice (b) it hurts your back (c) it is blue (d) it holds books
2. 2.📝 What is a pro? (a) a bad point (b) a type of question (c) a good point of a choice (d) a final answer
3. 3.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) hard to go on trips (b) a loyal friend (c) food costs money (d) chewed shoes
4. 4.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: no fuel is used? (a) a con (b) a pro
5. 5.🧮 One choice has 5 small pros and 1 huge con. What should you do? (a) ignore the con (b) weigh how big each is (c) pick it, 5 beats 1 (d) flip a coin
6. 6.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) vet visits cost money (b) chewed shoes (c) food costs money (d) a happy welcome home
7. 7.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Bird park: learning 5, fun 4, safety 2. Old fort: learning 3, fun 4, safety 1. Planetarium: learning 1, fun 1, safety 4. Which class trip has the highest total? (a) planetarium (b) old fort (c) bird park
8. 8.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: hard to go on trips? (a) a con (b) a pro
9. 9.⚠️ What is a con? (a) a good point (b) a prize (c) a reason to agree (d) a bad point of a choice
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it takes more time (b) no fuel is used (c) busy roads to cross (d) hot in summer
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no smoke or noise (b) it costs nothing (c) fresh air (d) hard with a heavy bag
12. 12.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: it takes more time? (a) a pro (b) a con
13. 13.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: busy roads to cross? (a) a pro (b) a con
14. 14.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Bird park: learning 1, fun 1, safety 2. Old fort: learning 2, fun 1, safety 1. Museum: learning 3, fun 1, safety 1. What is the total score of the old fort?
15. 15.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) no smoke or noise (b) busy roads to cross (c) free exercise (d) fresh air
16. 16.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: a playmate at home? (a) a pro (b) a con
17. 17.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: vet visits cost money? (a) a con (b) a pro
18. 18.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Garden: helpful 1, easy 1, fun 3. Recycling: helpful 5, easy 2, fun 3. Book drive: helpful 4, easy 1, fun 4. What is the total score of the recycling?
19. 19.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) it costs nothing (b) no fuel is used (c) fresh air (d) hard with a heavy bag
20. 20.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: a happy welcome home? (a) a pro (b) a con
21. 21.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) tiring in the rain (b) no fuel is used (c) hot in summer (d) hard with a heavy bag
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) busy roads to cross (b) free exercise (c) hard with a heavy bag (d) tiring in the rain
23. 23.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: a loyal friend? (a) a pro (b) a con
24. 24.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Puppet show: helpful 1, easy 4, fun 4. Book drive: helpful 3, easy 4, fun 3. Garden: helpful 4, easy 1, fun 2. What is the total score of the puppet show?
25. 25.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Beach: fun 5, shade 1, nearness 2. Hill: fun 3, shade 3, nearness 1. Fort: fun 2, shade 2, nearness 3. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) hill (b) beach (c) fort
26. 26.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: hard with a heavy bag? (a) a con (b) a pro
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) busy roads to cross (b) no smoke or noise (c) tiring in the rain (d) hot in summer
28. 28.True or false: “vet visits cost money” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: it costs nothing? (a) a con (b) a pro
30. 30.True or false: “a loyal friend” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: it keeps you active? (a) a con (b) a pro
32. 32.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) no fuel is used (b) free exercise (c) no smoke or noise (d) it takes more time
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no fuel is used (b) fresh air (c) tiring in the rain (d) free exercise
34. 34.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: free exercise? (a) a con (b) a pro
35. 35.True or false: “food costs money” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hot in summer (b) tiring in the rain (c) hard with a heavy bag (d) fresh air
37. 37.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: learning to care? (a) a con (b) a pro
38. 38.True or false: “a happy welcome home” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) a happy welcome home (b) a loyal friend (c) it keeps you active (d) hard to go on trips
40. 40.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: no smoke or noise? (a) a pro (b) a con

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