Pros and Cons Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 20: Pros and cons · Set 851 · 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 pro of walking to school? (a) busy roads to cross (b) it takes more time (c) tiring in the rain (d) free exercise
2. 2.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: food costs money? (a) a pro (b) a con
3. 3.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Park: fun 3, shade 5, nearness 4. Hill: fun 4, shade 4, nearness 3. Lake: fun 4, shade 1, nearness 1. What is the total score of the lake?
4. 4.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: a playmate at home? (a) a con (b) a pro
5. 5.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) chewed shoes (b) vet visits cost money (c) hair on the sofa (d) a playmate at home
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard with a heavy bag (b) busy roads to cross (c) time with friends (d) it takes more time
7. 7.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) tiring in the rain (b) it takes more time (c) fresh air (d) hard with a heavy bag
8. 8.📝 What is a pro? (a) a type of question (b) a bad point (c) a final answer (d) a good point of a choice
9. 9.True or false: “food costs money” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “a playmate at home” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) free exercise (b) fresh air (c) hard with a heavy bag (d) no fuel is used
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it costs nothing (b) no fuel is used (c) free exercise (d) it takes more time
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) busy roads to cross (b) tiring in the rain (c) hard with a heavy bag (d) free exercise
14. 14.True or false: “a playmate at home” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎒 Which is a con of carrying a very heavy school bag? (a) it holds books (b) it looks nice (c) it hurts your back (d) it is blue
16. 16.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: hair on the sofa? (a) a pro (b) a con
17. 17.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) it keeps you active (b) hard to go on trips (c) vet visits cost money (d) food costs money
18. 18.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) learning to care (b) hair on the sofa (c) a playmate at home (d) a loyal friend
19. 19.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: no fuel is used? (a) a pro (b) a con
20. 20.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) learning to care (b) vet visits cost money (c) hard to go on trips (d) chewed shoes
21. 21.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Fort: fun 4, shade 3, nearness 1. Lake: fun 5, shade 5, nearness 1. Hill: fun 2, shade 2, nearness 2. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) hill (b) fort (c) lake
22. 22.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) a happy welcome home (b) hair on the sofa (c) vet visits cost money (d) chewed shoes
23. 23.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Science park: learning 2, fun 3, safety 3. Museum: learning 5, fun 3, safety 2. Bird park: learning 2, fun 4, safety 1. Which class trip has the highest total? (a) science park (b) bird park (c) museum
24. 24.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: it costs nothing? (a) a con (b) a pro
25. 25.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Farm: fun 4, shade 3, nearness 2. Beach: fun 1, shade 1, nearness 3. Lake: fun 5, shade 1, nearness 4. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) farm (b) lake (c) beach
26. 26.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Puppet show: helpful 4, easy 1, fun 4. Mural: helpful 1, easy 3, fun 4. Garden: helpful 1, easy 2, fun 1. What is the total score of the garden?
27. 27.🧮 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
28. 28.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: it takes more time? (a) a pro (b) a con
29. 29.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: busy roads to cross? (a) a pro (b) a con
30. 30.⚠️ What is a con? (a) a good point (b) a bad point of a choice (c) a prize (d) a reason to agree
31. 31.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) fresh air (b) free exercise (c) tiring in the rain (d) no fuel is used
32. 32.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) it keeps you active (b) chewed shoes (c) a loyal friend (d) learning to care
33. 33.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Beach: fun 4, shade 3, nearness 1. Farm: fun 2, shade 2, nearness 4. Lake: fun 5, shade 2, nearness 2. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) beach (b) farm (c) lake
34. 34.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: a loyal friend? (a) a pro (b) a con
35. 35.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Lake: fun 1, shade 4, nearness 3. Fort: fun 4, shade 1, nearness 4. Park: fun 1, shade 1, nearness 1. What is the total score of the fort?
36. 36.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: hard with a heavy bag? (a) a con (b) a pro
37. 37.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) food costs money (b) a happy welcome home (c) learning to care (d) it keeps you active
38. 38.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: time with friends? (a) a pro (b) a con
39. 39.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Museum: learning 2, fun 3, safety 1. Planetarium: learning 4, fun 4, safety 1. Old fort: learning 5, fun 3, safety 2. What is the total score of the planetarium?
40. 40.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) a loyal friend (b) chewed shoes (c) vet visits cost money (d) food costs money

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