Pros and Cons Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 20: Pros and cons · Set 949 · 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.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: chewed shoes? (a) a pro (b) a con
2. 2.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Book drive: helpful 2, easy 3, fun 2. Recycling: helpful 3, easy 2, fun 1. Quiz: helpful 4, easy 1, fun 3. What is the total score of the recycling?
3. 3.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) chewed shoes (b) vet visits cost money (c) food costs money (d) a playmate at home
4. 4.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Park: fun 1, shade 1, nearness 4. Hill: fun 1, shade 1, nearness 4. Beach: fun 4, shade 3, nearness 2. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) beach (b) park (c) hill
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) time with friends (b) it costs nothing (c) no smoke or noise (d) tiring in the rain
6. 6.🧮 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
7. 7.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Garden: helpful 1, easy 3, fun 4. Mural: helpful 4, easy 3, fun 5. Quiz: helpful 2, easy 3, fun 4. Which club project has the highest total? (a) mural (b) garden (c) quiz
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no fuel is used (b) no smoke or noise (c) hot in summer (d) fresh air
9. 9.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) busy roads to cross (b) no fuel is used (c) it takes more time (d) hard with a heavy bag
10. 10.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) hard to go on trips (b) hair on the sofa (c) chewed shoes (d) a happy welcome home
11. 11.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: time with friends? (a) a pro (b) a con
12. 12.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: no fuel is used? (a) a pro (b) a con
13. 13.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Zoo: learning 5, fun 3, safety 4. Museum: learning 4, fun 2, safety 3. Bird park: learning 4, fun 3, safety 4. What is the total score of the bird park?
14. 14.🎒 Which is a con of carrying a very heavy school bag? (a) it hurts your back (b) it is blue (c) it holds books (d) it looks nice
15. 15.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: hair on the sofa? (a) a pro (b) a con
16. 16.📝 What is a pro? (a) a type of question (b) a final answer (c) a good point of a choice (d) a bad point
17. 17.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) it takes more time (b) busy roads to cross (c) free exercise (d) tiring in the rain
18. 18.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: hot in summer? (a) a pro (b) a con
19. 19.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: a happy welcome home? (a) a pro (b) a con
20. 20.⚠️ What is a con? (a) a prize (b) a reason to agree (c) a good point (d) a bad point of a choice
21. 21.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Planetarium: learning 3, fun 1, safety 1. Zoo: learning 4, fun 5, safety 5. Bird park: learning 1, fun 1, safety 3. Which class trip has the highest total? (a) planetarium (b) bird park (c) zoo
22. 22.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) learning to care (b) a happy welcome home (c) hair on the sofa (d) it keeps you active
23. 23.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: it keeps you active? (a) a con (b) a pro
24. 24.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: food costs money? (a) a pro (b) a con
25. 25.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Planetarium: learning 5, fun 5, safety 5. Zoo: learning 4, fun 4, safety 4. Museum: learning 2, fun 4, safety 1. Which class trip has the highest total? (a) planetarium (b) zoo (c) museum
26. 26.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) time with friends (b) busy roads to cross (c) hard with a heavy bag (d) tiring in the rain
27. 27.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) a happy welcome home (b) a playmate at home (c) a loyal friend (d) food costs money
28. 28.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Beach: fun 2, shade 1, nearness 3. Hill: fun 4, shade 4, nearness 4. Lake: fun 5, shade 5, nearness 3. What is the total score of the hill?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fresh air (b) no fuel is used (c) hard with a heavy bag (d) free exercise
30. 30.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Puppet show: helpful 1, easy 2, fun 3. Mural: helpful 3, easy 4, fun 2. Garden: helpful 5, easy 2, fun 3. What is the total score of the garden?
31. 31.True or false: “a playmate at home” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Beach: fun 1, shade 3, nearness 4. Fort: fun 5, shade 2, nearness 3. Park: fun 3, shade 3, nearness 2. What is the total score of the beach?
33. 33.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: vet visits cost money? (a) a pro (b) a con
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it takes more time (b) hard with a heavy bag (c) tiring in the rain (d) no fuel is used
35. 35.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: learning to care? (a) a pro (b) a con
36. 36.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: free exercise? (a) a pro (b) a con
37. 37.True or false: “a loyal friend” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) tiring in the rain (b) busy roads to cross (c) fresh air (d) it takes more time
39. 39.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Lake: fun 5, shade 2, nearness 3. Beach: fun 1, shade 4, nearness 4. Fort: fun 1, shade 1, nearness 3. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) beach (b) fort (c) lake
40. 40.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Garden: helpful 3, easy 2, fun 4. Quiz: helpful 2, easy 3, fun 1. Recycling: helpful 3, easy 5, fun 5. Which club project has the highest total? (a) quiz (b) recycling (c) garden

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