Pros and Cons Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 20: Pros and cons · Set 884 · 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: it costs nothing? (a) a con (b) a pro
2. 2.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: busy roads to cross? (a) a con (b) a pro
3. 3.⚠️ What is a con? (a) a good point (b) a prize (c) a bad point of a choice (d) a reason to agree
4. 4.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: tiring in the rain? (a) a con (b) a pro
5. 5.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Lake: fun 4, shade 2, nearness 1. Farm: fun 1, shade 1, nearness 4. Fort: fun 2, shade 2, nearness 1. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) fort (b) farm (c) lake
6. 6.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) hot in summer (b) it takes more time (c) fresh air (d) hard with a heavy bag
7. 7.True or false: “a happy welcome home” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: learning to care? (a) a con (b) a pro
9. 9.True or false: “it keeps you active” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: food costs money? (a) a pro (b) a con
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it costs nothing (b) time with friends (c) hot in summer (d) free exercise
12. 12.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: free exercise? (a) a con (b) a pro
13. 13.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) hard with a heavy bag (b) busy roads to cross (c) time with friends (d) hot in summer
14. 14.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: no smoke or noise? (a) a con (b) a pro
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard with a heavy bag (b) no fuel is used (c) fresh air (d) free exercise
16. 16.True or false: “a loyal friend” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) a playmate at home (b) hard to go on trips (c) learning to care (d) a loyal friend
18. 18.True or false: “hard to go on trips” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “hair on the sofa” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) hair on the sofa (b) vet visits cost money (c) chewed shoes (d) a happy welcome home
21. 21.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) fresh air (b) time with friends (c) free exercise (d) tiring in the rain
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fresh air (b) it costs nothing (c) free exercise (d) busy roads to cross
23. 23.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: fresh air? (a) a pro (b) a con
24. 24.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) learning to care (b) a loyal friend (c) food costs money (d) a happy welcome home
25. 25.True or false: “food costs money” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 What is a pro? (a) a bad point (b) a good point of a choice (c) a final answer (d) a type of question
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiring in the rain (b) busy roads to cross (c) it takes more time (d) no fuel is used
28. 28.🧮 One choice has 5 small pros and 1 huge con. What should you do? (a) flip a coin (b) pick it, 5 beats 1 (c) ignore the con (d) weigh how big each is
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiring in the rain (b) free exercise (c) time with friends (d) no smoke or noise
30. 30.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) busy roads to cross (b) no fuel is used (c) free exercise (d) no smoke or noise
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) busy roads to cross (b) tiring in the rain (c) time with friends (d) it takes more time
32. 32.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) chewed shoes (b) food costs money (c) vet visits cost money (d) it keeps you active
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it takes more time (b) it costs nothing (c) hot in summer (d) busy roads to cross
34. 34.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Science park: learning 1, fun 1, safety 2. Museum: learning 3, fun 1, safety 1. Planetarium: learning 1, fun 1, safety 1. Which class trip has the highest total? (a) museum (b) planetarium (c) science park
35. 35.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) hard with a heavy bag (b) tiring in the rain (c) busy roads to cross (d) no smoke or noise
36. 36.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: hard with a heavy bag? (a) a pro (b) a con
37. 37.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: chewed shoes? (a) a con (b) a pro
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard with a heavy bag (b) hot in summer (c) it takes more time (d) no smoke or noise
39. 39.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: it keeps you active? (a) a con (b) a pro
40. 40.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) no smoke or noise (b) it takes more time (c) no fuel is used (d) time with friends

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