Pros and Cons Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 20: Pros and cons · Set 898 · 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). Book drive: helpful 1, easy 1, fun 2. Mural: helpful 1, easy 1, fun 2. Recycling: helpful 1, easy 3, fun 4. Which club project has the highest total? (a) recycling (b) book drive (c) mural
2. 2.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) free exercise (b) hot in summer (c) it takes more time (d) tiring in the rain
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) time with friends (b) free exercise (c) it takes more time (d) no smoke or noise
4. 4.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Mural: helpful 5, easy 3, fun 2. Book drive: helpful 2, easy 1, fun 2. Puppet show: helpful 1, easy 4, fun 4. What is the total score of the mural?
5. 5.True or false: “hair on the sofa” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) learning to care (b) a happy welcome home (c) a loyal friend (d) hard to go on trips
7. 7.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: fresh air? (a) a con (b) a pro
8. 8.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Garden: helpful 5, easy 4, fun 2. Recycling: helpful 1, easy 2, fun 4. Mural: helpful 3, easy 4, fun 3. What is the total score of the garden?
9. 9.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: it costs nothing? (a) a pro (b) a con
10. 10.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Lake: fun 3, shade 4, nearness 1. Hill: fun 4, shade 2, nearness 3. Fort: fun 1, shade 3, nearness 2. What is the total score of the fort?
11. 11.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: it takes more time? (a) a con (b) a pro
12. 12.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: free exercise? (a) a pro (b) a con
13. 13.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Fort: fun 1, shade 1, nearness 1. Hill: fun 2, shade 4, nearness 3. Lake: fun 5, shade 2, nearness 3. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) hill (b) lake (c) fort
14. 14.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: vet visits cost money? (a) a pro (b) a con
15. 15.🎒 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
16. 16.True or false: “a happy welcome home” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) hard with a heavy bag (b) hot in summer (c) fresh air (d) tiring in the rain
18. 18.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: food costs money? (a) a con (b) a pro
19. 19.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) no smoke or noise (b) free exercise (c) it takes more time (d) fresh air
20. 20.📝 What is a pro? (a) a good point of a choice (b) a final answer (c) a type of question (d) a bad point
21. 21.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: tiring in the rain? (a) a pro (b) a con
22. 22.🧮 One choice has 5 small pros and 1 huge con. What should you do? (a) flip a coin (b) ignore the con (c) weigh how big each is (d) pick it, 5 beats 1
23. 23.True or false: “chewed shoes” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “learning to care” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “vet visits cost money” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) no smoke or noise (b) free exercise (c) no fuel is used (d) tiring in the rain
27. 27.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: busy roads to cross? (a) a con (b) a pro
28. 28.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) it takes more time (b) tiring in the rain (c) hard with a heavy bag (d) no fuel is used
29. 29.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: time with friends? (a) a pro (b) a con
30. 30.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: hard to go on trips? (a) a pro (b) a con
31. 31.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: hard with a heavy bag? (a) a con (b) a pro
32. 32.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Park: fun 1, shade 1, nearness 3. Farm: fun 5, shade 3, nearness 1. Lake: fun 1, shade 4, nearness 3. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) park (b) lake (c) farm
33. 33.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Beach: fun 4, shade 1, nearness 4. Park: fun 3, shade 3, nearness 1. Fort: fun 3, shade 4, nearness 3. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) park (b) fort (c) beach
34. 34.⚖️ Why list pros and cons? (a) to see both sides (b) to delay a choice (c) to fill a page (d) to win a bet
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiring in the rain (b) no fuel is used (c) it takes more time (d) busy roads to cross
36. 36.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Book drive: helpful 3, easy 3, fun 3. Quiz: helpful 4, easy 3, fun 1. Mural: helpful 3, easy 1, fun 1. Which club project has the highest total? (a) quiz (b) mural (c) book drive
37. 37.True or false: “it keeps you active” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Book drive: helpful 2, easy 4, fun 2. Quiz: helpful 2, easy 3, fun 1. Mural: helpful 5, easy 4, fun 3. What is the total score of the book drive?
39. 39.True or false: “learning to care” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: a happy welcome home? (a) a pro (b) a con

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