Pros and Cons Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 20: Pros and cons · Set 77 · 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). Garden: helpful 2, easy 4, fun 2. Recycling: helpful 3, easy 5, fun 1. Book drive: helpful 2, easy 3, fun 1. Which club project has the highest total? (a) recycling (b) garden (c) book drive
2. 2.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) hot in summer (b) busy roads to cross (c) it costs nothing (d) it takes more time
3. 3.🧮 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
4. 4.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Park: fun 5, shade 2, nearness 2. Hill: fun 1, shade 4, nearness 3. Farm: fun 3, shade 3, nearness 2. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) farm (b) park (c) hill
5. 5.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Hill: fun 5, shade 4, nearness 4. Lake: fun 4, shade 1, nearness 3. Park: fun 2, shade 2, nearness 1. What is the total score of the hill?
6. 6.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) hard to go on trips (b) a happy welcome home (c) a loyal friend (d) it keeps you active
7. 7.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: hard to go on trips? (a) a pro (b) a con
8. 8.⚖️ Why list pros and cons? (a) to win a bet (b) to delay a choice (c) to see both sides (d) to fill a page
9. 9.True or false: “chewed shoes” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) no smoke or noise (b) free exercise (c) tiring in the rain (d) no fuel is used
11. 11.True or false: “vet visits cost money” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Puppet show: helpful 1, easy 3, fun 2. Recycling: helpful 3, easy 5, fun 1. Book drive: helpful 4, easy 3, fun 1. Which club project has the highest total? (a) puppet show (b) book drive (c) recycling
13. 13.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: learning to care? (a) a con (b) a pro
14. 14.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) food costs money (b) a playmate at home (c) it keeps you active (d) a happy welcome home
15. 15.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: tiring in the rain? (a) a pro (b) a con
16. 16.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Lake: fun 4, shade 2, nearness 3. Hill: fun 4, shade 1, nearness 4. Park: fun 2, shade 5, nearness 4. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) park (b) lake (c) hill
17. 17.⚠️ What is a con? (a) a reason to agree (b) a prize (c) a good point (d) a bad point of a choice
18. 18.📝 What is a pro? (a) a bad point (b) a good point of a choice (c) a final answer (d) a type of question
19. 19.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Lake: fun 5, shade 4, nearness 2. Hill: fun 4, shade 1, nearness 2. Farm: fun 2, shade 4, nearness 4. What is the total score of the lake?
20. 20.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: no smoke or noise? (a) a con (b) a pro
21. 21.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: a loyal friend? (a) a con (b) a pro
22. 22.True or false: “chewed shoes” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: chewed shoes? (a) a con (b) a pro
24. 24.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: it takes more time? (a) a pro (b) a con
25. 25.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Lake: fun 2, shade 2, nearness 3. Hill: fun 2, shade 4, nearness 3. Park: fun 5, shade 4, nearness 1. What is the total score of the hill?
26. 26.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: hot in summer? (a) a pro (b) a con
27. 27.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Park: fun 5, shade 5, nearness 2. Lake: fun 3, shade 1, nearness 1. Fort: fun 4, shade 3, nearness 4. What is the total score of the fort?
28. 28.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Fort: fun 3, shade 4, nearness 3. Farm: fun 1, shade 1, nearness 4. Park: fun 4, shade 4, nearness 1. What is the total score of the fort?
29. 29.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) food costs money (b) hard to go on trips (c) a loyal friend (d) vet visits cost money
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no fuel is used (b) free exercise (c) tiring in the rain (d) fresh air
31. 31.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Mural: helpful 4, easy 2, fun 3. Book drive: helpful 5, easy 2, fun 3. Garden: helpful 2, easy 2, fun 4. Which club project has the highest total? (a) book drive (b) mural (c) garden
32. 32.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Zoo: learning 2, fun 1, safety 3. Old fort: learning 4, fun 3, safety 1. Bird park: learning 3, fun 4, safety 2. Which class trip has the highest total? (a) bird park (b) old fort (c) zoo
33. 33.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Beach: fun 1, shade 3, nearness 5. Farm: fun 2, shade 3, nearness 2. Lake: fun 2, shade 1, nearness 1. What is the total score of the lake?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) free exercise (b) it takes more time (c) busy roads to cross (d) hot in summer
35. 35.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) no smoke or noise (b) free exercise (c) hard with a heavy bag (d) fresh air
36. 36.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) food costs money (b) chewed shoes (c) a playmate at home (d) hair on the sofa
37. 37.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Recycling: helpful 1, easy 3, fun 4. Quiz: helpful 5, easy 5, fun 4. Mural: helpful 2, easy 4, fun 4. Which club project has the highest total? (a) recycling (b) quiz (c) mural
38. 38.True or false: “a playmate at home” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: free exercise? (a) a pro (b) a con
40. 40.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) a loyal friend (b) learning to care (c) a happy welcome home (d) chewed shoes

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