Pros and Cons Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 20: Pros and cons · Set 913 · 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 con of walking to school? (a) free exercise (b) time with friends (c) hard with a heavy bag (d) no fuel is used
2. 2.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: food costs money? (a) a pro (b) a con
3. 3.🎒 Which is a con of carrying a very heavy school bag? (a) it is blue (b) it looks nice (c) it holds books (d) it hurts your back
4. 4.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) hard with a heavy bag (b) hot in summer (c) time with friends (d) it takes more time
5. 5.🧮 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) weigh how big each is (d) flip a coin
6. 6.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: tiring in the rain? (a) a con (b) a pro
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) time with friends (b) no fuel is used (c) it costs nothing (d) hot in summer
8. 8.True or false: “a happy welcome home” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard with a heavy bag (b) it costs nothing (c) it takes more time (d) hot in summer
10. 10.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Mural: helpful 4, easy 1, fun 3. Recycling: helpful 2, easy 1, fun 3. Book drive: helpful 4, easy 4, fun 1. Which club project has the highest total? (a) book drive (b) recycling (c) mural
11. 11.True or false: “hard to go on trips” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) it costs nothing (b) free exercise (c) tiring in the rain (d) time with friends
13. 13.True or false: “a playmate at home” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Book drive: helpful 5, easy 1, fun 2. Mural: helpful 2, easy 1, fun 4. Garden: helpful 2, easy 1, fun 3. Which club project has the highest total? (a) mural (b) book drive (c) garden
15. 15.📝 What is a pro? (a) a type of question (b) a bad point (c) a final answer (d) a good point of a choice
16. 16.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Park: fun 5, shade 4, nearness 1. Hill: fun 3, shade 2, nearness 4. Lake: fun 3, shade 2, nearness 3. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) lake (b) park (c) hill
17. 17.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Farm: fun 1, shade 3, nearness 1. Park: fun 1, shade 5, nearness 5. Lake: fun 3, shade 3, nearness 1. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) lake (b) park (c) farm
18. 18.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) time with friends (b) it takes more time (c) no smoke or noise (d) no fuel is used
19. 19.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Lake: fun 5, shade 1, nearness 4. Park: fun 4, shade 2, nearness 2. Fort: fun 4, shade 2, nearness 1. What is the total score of the fort?
20. 20.True or false: “learning to care” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: hard to go on trips? (a) a con (b) a pro
22. 22.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) tiring in the rain (b) hard with a heavy bag (c) busy roads to cross (d) no smoke or noise
23. 23.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: no fuel is used? (a) a con (b) a pro
24. 24.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: vet visits cost money? (a) a pro (b) a con
25. 25.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: a playmate at home? (a) a con (b) a pro
26. 26.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Zoo: learning 3, fun 2, safety 2. Museum: learning 3, fun 2, safety 4. Planetarium: learning 2, fun 3, safety 3. Which class trip has the highest total? (a) museum (b) zoo (c) planetarium
27. 27.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) it keeps you active (b) a happy welcome home (c) learning to care (d) vet visits cost money
28. 28.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Book drive: helpful 3, easy 4, fun 4. Garden: helpful 5, easy 3, fun 4. Mural: helpful 3, easy 3, fun 3. Which club project has the highest total? (a) mural (b) garden (c) book drive
29. 29.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: hair on the sofa? (a) a con (b) a pro
30. 30.True or false: “it keeps you active” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no smoke or noise (b) no fuel is used (c) busy roads to cross (d) it costs nothing
32. 32.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) chewed shoes (b) hair on the sofa (c) it keeps you active (d) vet visits cost money
33. 33.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Mural: helpful 1, easy 4, fun 3. Garden: helpful 4, easy 2, fun 3. Puppet show: helpful 3, easy 1, fun 3. Which club project has the highest total? (a) mural (b) garden (c) puppet show
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) free exercise (b) no smoke or noise (c) it costs nothing (d) hard with a heavy bag
35. 35.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Museum: learning 1, fun 2, safety 1. Planetarium: learning 1, fun 3, safety 1. Bird park: learning 5, fun 3, safety 2. What is the total score of the bird park?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it costs nothing (b) it takes more time (c) no smoke or noise (d) free exercise
37. 37.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: free exercise? (a) a pro (b) a con
38. 38.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: a loyal friend? (a) a pro (b) a con
39. 39.True or false: “hard to go on trips” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it costs nothing (b) time with friends (c) tiring in the rain (d) fresh air

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