Pros and Cons Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 20: Pros and cons · Set 908 · 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 class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Bird park: learning 5, fun 1, safety 2. Planetarium: learning 2, fun 4, safety 1. Zoo: learning 1, fun 1, safety 3. What is the total score of the zoo?
2. 2.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Planetarium: learning 3, fun 3, safety 4. Zoo: learning 5, fun 3, safety 3. Old fort: learning 1, fun 1, safety 4. What is the total score of the zoo?
3. 3.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: chewed shoes? (a) a pro (b) a con
4. 4.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) it keeps you active (b) hair on the sofa (c) a playmate at home (d) learning to care
5. 5.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: a playmate at home? (a) a pro (b) a con
6. 6.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: it takes more time? (a) a pro (b) a con
7. 7.📝 What is a pro? (a) a good point of a choice (b) a type of question (c) a bad point (d) a final answer
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no fuel is used (b) tiring in the rain (c) it takes more time (d) hard with a heavy bag
9. 9.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: hot in summer? (a) a pro (b) a con
10. 10.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Garden: helpful 1, easy 4, fun 1. Quiz: helpful 4, easy 3, fun 1. Mural: helpful 3, easy 1, fun 5. What is the total score of the mural?
11. 11.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Lake: fun 1, shade 1, nearness 4. Farm: fun 5, shade 5, nearness 1. Park: fun 1, shade 1, nearness 4. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) park (b) farm (c) lake
12. 12.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Garden: helpful 3, easy 2, fun 4. Mural: helpful 3, easy 3, fun 4. Recycling: helpful 1, easy 3, fun 1. Which club project has the highest total? (a) recycling (b) garden (c) mural
13. 13.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Lake: fun 5, shade 1, nearness 4. Hill: fun 2, shade 1, nearness 3. Fort: fun 3, shade 4, nearness 2. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) fort (b) hill (c) lake
14. 14.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Puppet show: helpful 1, easy 1, fun 2. Garden: helpful 5, easy 1, fun 2. Quiz: helpful 2, easy 1, fun 1. Which club project has the highest total? (a) quiz (b) puppet show (c) garden
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.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Museum: learning 3, fun 3, safety 4. Bird park: learning 5, fun 5, safety 1. Science park: learning 3, fun 1, safety 4. Which class trip has the highest total? (a) science park (b) bird park (c) museum
17. 17.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) vet visits cost money (b) a loyal friend (c) chewed shoes (d) hard to go on trips
18. 18.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) food costs money (b) a happy welcome home (c) hard to go on trips (d) vet visits cost money
19. 19.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: hard with a heavy bag? (a) a pro (b) a con
20. 20.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: vet visits cost money? (a) a pro (b) a con
21. 21.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) hard with a heavy bag (b) hot in summer (c) it takes more time (d) no fuel is used
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard with a heavy bag (b) free exercise (c) time with friends (d) no smoke or noise
23. 23.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Park: fun 3, shade 5, nearness 5. Beach: fun 3, shade 1, nearness 1. Farm: fun 1, shade 1, nearness 3. What is the total score of the park?
24. 24.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) fresh air (b) tiring in the rain (c) free exercise (d) no smoke or noise
25. 25.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: learning to care? (a) a pro (b) a con
26. 26.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) food costs money (b) it keeps you active (c) hard to go on trips (d) chewed shoes
27. 27.True or false: “it keeps you active” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: free exercise? (a) a con (b) a pro
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no fuel is used (b) time with friends (c) it costs nothing (d) tiring in the rain
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard with a heavy bag (b) tiring in the rain (c) hot in summer (d) no smoke or noise
31. 31.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) free exercise (b) time with friends (c) it takes more time (d) no fuel is used
32. 32.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: tiring in the rain? (a) a con (b) a pro
33. 33.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Hill: fun 4, shade 3, nearness 2. Lake: fun 3, shade 4, nearness 1. Farm: fun 1, shade 2, nearness 2. What is the total score of the farm?
34. 34.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Farm: fun 2, shade 2, nearness 1. Lake: fun 3, shade 1, nearness 1. Park: fun 5, shade 4, nearness 5. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) park (b) lake (c) farm
35. 35.🧮 One choice has 5 small pros and 1 huge con. What should you do? (a) ignore the con (b) pick it, 5 beats 1 (c) flip a coin (d) weigh how big each is
36. 36.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Garden: helpful 4, easy 3, fun 2. Quiz: helpful 5, easy 5, fun 4. Puppet show: helpful 1, easy 2, fun 2. Which club project has the highest total? (a) puppet show (b) garden (c) quiz
37. 37.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) food costs money (b) vet visits cost money (c) a playmate at home (d) hard to go on trips
38. 38.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: no smoke or noise? (a) a pro (b) a con
39. 39.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: it keeps you active? (a) a con (b) a pro
40. 40.True or false: “a loyal friend” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False

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