Pros and Cons Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 20: Pros and cons · Set 869 · 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.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: hot in summer? (a) a con (b) a pro
2. 2.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Beach: fun 4, shade 2, nearness 4. Park: fun 5, shade 5, nearness 3. Lake: fun 2, shade 2, nearness 1. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) beach (b) lake (c) park
3. 3.🎒 Which is a con of carrying a very heavy school bag? (a) it holds books (b) it looks nice (c) it is blue (d) it hurts your back
4. 4.True or false: “hard to go on trips” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Old fort: learning 3, fun 3, safety 2. Science park: learning 5, fun 5, safety 3. Zoo: learning 4, fun 4, safety 4. What is the total score of the old fort?
6. 6.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: hair on the sofa? (a) a pro (b) a con
7. 7.True or false: “learning to care” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) fresh air (b) busy roads to cross (c) hard with a heavy bag (d) it takes more time
9. 9.True or false: “a playmate at home” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📝 What is a pro? (a) a type of question (b) a good point of a choice (c) a bad point (d) a final answer
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) free exercise (b) fresh air (c) it costs nothing (d) it takes more time
12. 12.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) hot in summer (b) it costs nothing (c) no smoke or noise (d) free exercise
13. 13.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: food costs money? (a) a pro (b) a con
14. 14.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) hair on the sofa (b) learning to care (c) food costs money (d) vet visits cost money
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). Beach: fun 4, shade 2, nearness 3. Fort: fun 4, shade 1, nearness 2. Farm: fun 5, shade 4, nearness 1. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) farm (b) fort (c) beach
17. 17.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) a happy welcome home (b) food costs money (c) hair on the sofa (d) chewed shoes
18. 18.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: learning to care? (a) a pro (b) a con
19. 19.🧮 One choice has 5 small pros and 1 huge con. What should you do? (a) pick it, 5 beats 1 (b) weigh how big each is (c) flip a coin (d) ignore the con
20. 20.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: hard to go on trips? (a) a pro (b) a con
21. 21.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Park: fun 3, shade 4, nearness 3. Farm: fun 5, shade 4, nearness 2. Lake: fun 1, shade 2, nearness 1. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) park (b) farm (c) lake
22. 22.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: no fuel is used? (a) a pro (b) a con
23. 23.True or false: “a happy welcome home” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: it costs nothing? (a) a pro (b) a con
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiring in the rain (b) it costs nothing (c) free exercise (d) fresh air
26. 26.True or false: “learning to care” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⚖️ Why list pros and cons? (a) to delay a choice (b) to see both sides (c) to fill a page (d) to win a bet
28. 28.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) free exercise (b) tiring in the rain (c) it costs nothing (d) no smoke or noise
29. 29.⚠️ What is a con? (a) a reason to agree (b) a good point (c) a bad point of a choice (d) a prize
30. 30.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: free exercise? (a) a pro (b) a con
31. 31.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Old fort: learning 1, fun 3, safety 4. Museum: learning 4, fun 2, safety 3. Bird park: learning 5, fun 3, safety 2. Which class trip has the highest total? (a) old fort (b) bird park (c) museum
32. 32.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: a loyal friend? (a) a con (b) a pro
33. 33.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Beach: fun 5, shade 4, nearness 1. Hill: fun 3, shade 3, nearness 1. Park: fun 3, shade 2, nearness 4. What is the total score of the beach?
34. 34.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) vet visits cost money (b) it keeps you active (c) chewed shoes (d) hard to go on trips
35. 35.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: busy roads to cross? (a) a con (b) a pro
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no smoke or noise (b) fresh air (c) it costs nothing (d) hot in summer
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) busy roads to cross (b) free exercise (c) it takes more time (d) tiring in the rain
38. 38.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Science park: learning 4, fun 4, safety 3. Zoo: learning 5, fun 4, safety 3. Planetarium: learning 4, fun 3, safety 2. Which class trip has the highest total? (a) planetarium (b) science park (c) zoo
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hot in summer (b) it takes more time (c) fresh air (d) hard with a heavy bag
40. 40.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) hard to go on trips (b) vet visits cost money (c) a playmate at home (d) food costs money

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