Pros and Cons Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 20: Pros and cons · Set 818 · 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 of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) it keeps you active (b) a happy welcome home (c) vet visits cost money (d) a playmate at home
2. 2.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Garden: helpful 2, easy 4, fun 2. Mural: helpful 3, easy 5, fun 2. Book drive: helpful 2, easy 2, fun 1. What is the total score of the garden?
3. 3.⚖️ Why list pros and cons? (a) to see both sides (b) to win a bet (c) to fill a page (d) to delay a choice
4. 4.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: a happy welcome home? (a) a pro (b) a con
5. 5.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) food costs money (b) vet visits cost money (c) learning to care (d) chewed shoes
6. 6.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) vet visits cost money (b) hair on the sofa (c) chewed shoes (d) a loyal friend
7. 7.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) tiring in the rain (b) free exercise (c) hard with a heavy bag (d) it takes more time
8. 8.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) food costs money
9. 9.True or false: “a loyal friend” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: learning to care? (a) a con (b) a pro
11. 11.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) hot in summer (b) hard with a heavy bag (c) busy roads to cross (d) no fuel is used
12. 12.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: no fuel is used? (a) a con (b) a pro
13. 13.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) free exercise (b) it costs nothing (c) fresh air (d) busy roads to cross
14. 14.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Quiz: helpful 4, easy 4, fun 1. Puppet show: helpful 3, easy 2, fun 1. Garden: helpful 5, easy 3, fun 2. Which club project has the highest total? (a) garden (b) puppet show (c) quiz
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) free exercise (b) tiring in the rain (c) it costs nothing (d) no fuel is used
16. 16.🧮 One choice has 5 small pros and 1 huge con. What should you do? (a) pick it, 5 beats 1 (b) ignore the con (c) weigh how big each is (d) flip a coin
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 club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Mural: helpful 2, easy 4, fun 4. Puppet show: helpful 3, easy 2, fun 3. Quiz: helpful 5, easy 3, fun 3. Which club project has the highest total? (a) puppet show (b) quiz (c) mural
19. 19.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Beach: fun 5, shade 3, nearness 2. Lake: fun 1, shade 3, nearness 1. Hill: fun 4, shade 3, nearness 2. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) hill (b) beach (c) lake
20. 20.True or false: “chewed shoes” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) hard to go on trips (b) vet visits cost money (c) it keeps you active (d) chewed shoes
22. 22.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: it takes more time? (a) a pro (b) a con
23. 23.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Farm: fun 5, shade 3, nearness 2. Hill: fun 2, shade 2, nearness 2. Fort: fun 3, shade 1, nearness 1. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) farm (b) fort (c) hill
24. 24.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
25. 25.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Garden: helpful 3, easy 1, fun 1. Book drive: helpful 3, easy 1, fun 1. Mural: helpful 1, easy 4, fun 2. Which club project has the highest total? (a) mural (b) book drive (c) garden
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hot in summer (b) hard with a heavy bag (c) it costs nothing (d) it takes more time
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) time with friends (b) free exercise (c) it takes more time (d) no fuel is used
28. 28.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Garden: helpful 1, easy 4, fun 3. Mural: helpful 2, easy 3, fun 4. Puppet show: helpful 4, easy 2, fun 4. Which club project has the highest total? (a) garden (b) puppet show (c) mural
29. 29.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Mural: helpful 1, easy 3, fun 1. Quiz: helpful 3, easy 4, fun 4. Book drive: helpful 5, easy 5, fun 2. What is the total score of the book drive?
30. 30.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Science park: learning 5, fun 5, safety 1. Old fort: learning 3, fun 1, safety 3. Zoo: learning 1, fun 2, safety 2. What is the total score of the science park?
31. 31.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) food costs money (b) it keeps you active (c) a happy welcome home (d) learning to care
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) busy roads to cross (b) no fuel is used (c) no smoke or noise (d) it costs nothing
33. 33.⚠️ What is a con? (a) a prize (b) a reason to agree (c) a good point (d) a bad point of a choice
34. 34.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) tiring in the rain (b) no smoke or noise (c) fresh air (d) no fuel is used
35. 35.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) hard with a heavy bag (b) tiring in the rain (c) it costs nothing (d) it takes more time
36. 36.True or false: “food costs money” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: it costs nothing? (a) a con (b) a pro
38. 38.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: free exercise? (a) a con (b) a pro
39. 39.True or false: “hair on the sofa” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “it keeps you active” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True

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