Pros and Cons Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 20: Pros and cons · Set 958 · 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.True or false: “vet visits cost money” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) free exercise (b) time with friends (c) no fuel is used (d) it takes more time
3. 3.⚖️ Why list pros and cons? (a) to delay a choice (b) to win a bet (c) to fill a page (d) to see both sides
4. 4.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) hot in summer (b) time with friends (c) hard with a heavy bag (d) tiring in the rain
5. 5.True or false: “it keeps you active” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📝 What is a pro? (a) a bad point (b) a good point of a choice (c) a final answer (d) a type of question
7. 7.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Science park: learning 2, fun 4, safety 2. Bird park: learning 1, fun 2, safety 3. Museum: learning 5, fun 3, safety 1. What is the total score of the museum?
8. 8.🎒 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
9. 9.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) hard with a heavy bag (b) time with friends (c) it costs nothing (d) fresh air
10. 10.⚠️ What is a con? (a) a reason to agree (b) a prize (c) a good point (d) a bad point of a choice
11. 11.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) a playmate at home (b) chewed shoes (c) hair on the sofa (d) vet visits cost money
12. 12.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: learning to care? (a) a pro (b) a con
13. 13.True or false: “learning to care” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: hot in summer? (a) a pro (b) a con
15. 15.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: time with friends? (a) a pro (b) a con
16. 16.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: vet visits cost money? (a) a pro (b) a con
17. 17.True or false: “learning to care” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) vet visits cost money (b) hard to go on trips (c) hair on the sofa (d) a happy welcome home
19. 19.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) a loyal friend (b) chewed shoes (c) hair on the sofa (d) hard to go on trips
20. 20.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) learning to care (b) vet visits cost money (c) food costs money (d) hard to go on trips
21. 21.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: busy roads to cross? (a) a pro (b) a con
22. 22.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) learning to care (b) a happy welcome home (c) it keeps you active (d) hair on the sofa
23. 23.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Science park: learning 3, fun 1, safety 1. Old fort: learning 2, fun 4, safety 2. Planetarium: learning 5, fun 3, safety 1. What is the total score of the planetarium?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hot in summer (b) it takes more time (c) free exercise (d) tiring in the rain
25. 25.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Mural: helpful 4, easy 2, fun 2. Puppet show: helpful 5, easy 4, fun 1. Quiz: helpful 4, easy 1, fun 4. What is the total score of the quiz?
26. 26.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Fort: fun 2, shade 2, nearness 3. Park: fun 2, shade 4, nearness 1. Farm: fun 1, shade 3, nearness 4. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) fort (b) farm (c) park
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no smoke or noise (b) free exercise (c) hot in summer (d) it costs nothing
28. 28.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: tiring in the rain? (a) a pro (b) a con
29. 29.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: a happy welcome home? (a) a pro (b) a con
30. 30.Which of these is a pro of walking to school? (a) it takes more time (b) hard with a heavy bag (c) tiring in the rain (d) it costs nothing
31. 31.🧮 One choice has 5 small pros and 1 huge con. What should you do? (a) weigh how big each is (b) pick it, 5 beats 1 (c) flip a coin (d) ignore the con
32. 32.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Fort: fun 2, shade 1, nearness 2. Lake: fun 5, shade 2, nearness 1. Beach: fun 1, shade 4, nearness 2. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) fort (b) beach (c) lake
33. 33.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: a loyal friend? (a) a pro (b) a con
34. 34.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) no fuel is used (b) free exercise (c) time with friends (d) busy roads to cross
35. 35.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: it costs nothing? (a) a con (b) a pro
36. 36.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: hard to go on trips? (a) a con (b) a pro
37. 37.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: hair on the sofa? (a) a pro (b) a con
38. 38.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: hard with a heavy bag? (a) a con (b) a pro
39. 39.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: chewed shoes? (a) a pro (b) a con
40. 40.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Old fort: learning 5, fun 1, safety 2. Bird park: learning 4, fun 1, safety 1. Planetarium: learning 2, fun 2, safety 1. What is the total score of the old fort?

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