Pros and Cons Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 20: Pros and cons · Set 971 · 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 keeping a pet dog? (a) a happy welcome home (b) it keeps you active (c) chewed shoes (d) a loyal friend
2. 2.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: it takes more time? (a) a pro (b) a con
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it takes more time (b) tiring in the rain (c) no smoke or noise (d) hot in summer
4. 4.📝 What is a pro? (a) a bad point (b) a type of question (c) a good point of a choice (d) a final answer
5. 5.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) it costs nothing (b) it takes more time (c) fresh air (d) free exercise
6. 6.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) hair on the sofa (b) hard to go on trips (c) food costs money (d) learning to care
7. 7.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Mural: helpful 5, easy 1, fun 5. Puppet show: helpful 3, easy 1, fun 1. Garden: helpful 3, easy 3, fun 4. Which club project has the highest total? (a) puppet show (b) mural (c) garden
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) free exercise (b) it costs nothing (c) no fuel is used (d) hard with a heavy bag
9. 9.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: it costs nothing? (a) a con (b) a pro
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiring in the rain (b) it takes more time (c) hot in summer (d) no fuel is used
11. 11.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) no fuel is used (b) no smoke or noise (c) it costs nothing (d) tiring in the rain
12. 12.🎨 Your class scores three club projects out of 5 (more points = better). Recycling: helpful 1, easy 1, fun 4. Book drive: helpful 4, easy 3, fun 5. Quiz: helpful 4, easy 4, fun 3. What is the total score of the book drive?
13. 13.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: hard to go on trips? (a) a pro (b) a con
14. 14.Which of these is a pro of keeping a pet dog? (a) a loyal friend (b) food costs money (c) hair on the sofa (d) chewed shoes
15. 15.🚌 Your class scores three class trips out of 5 (more points = better). Museum: learning 2, fun 3, safety 2. Planetarium: learning 5, fun 1, safety 5. Zoo: learning 4, fun 3, safety 3. Which class trip has the highest total? (a) museum (b) planetarium (c) zoo
16. 16.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: a happy welcome home? (a) a con (b) a pro
17. 17.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: time with friends? (a) a con (b) a pro
18. 18.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: a playmate at home? (a) a pro (b) a con
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hot in summer (b) hard with a heavy bag (c) busy roads to cross (d) it costs nothing
20. 20.True or false: “vet visits cost money” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧺 Your class scores three picnic spots out of 5 (more points = better). Hill: fun 3, shade 4, nearness 3. Fort: fun 1, shade 4, nearness 4. Farm: fun 2, shade 3, nearness 3. Which picnic spot has the highest total? (a) farm (b) fort (c) hill
22. 22.Which of these is a con of walking to school? (a) busy roads to cross (b) no smoke or noise (c) no fuel is used (d) free exercise
23. 23.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: fresh air? (a) a pro (b) a con
24. 24.True or false: “a playmate at home” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) a loyal friend (b) a happy welcome home (c) hard to go on trips (d) it keeps you active
26. 26.Which of these is a con of keeping a pet dog? (a) a happy welcome home (b) vet visits cost money (c) it keeps you active (d) learning to care
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it takes more time (b) hard with a heavy bag (c) tiring in the rain (d) free exercise
28. 28.🎒 Which is a con of carrying a very heavy school bag? (a) it is blue (b) it holds books (c) it hurts your back (d) it looks nice
29. 29.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: busy roads to cross? (a) a pro (b) a con
30. 30.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: food costs money? (a) a pro (b) a con
31. 31.True or false: “a happy welcome home” is a pro of keeping a pet dog. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “hard to go on trips” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🐕 Keeping a pet dog — pro or con: vet visits cost money? (a) a con (b) a pro
34. 34.True or false: “vet visits cost money” is a con of keeping a pet dog. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: no fuel is used? (a) a con (b) a pro
36. 36.⚠️ What is a con? (a) a prize (b) a reason to agree (c) a bad point of a choice (d) a good point
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiring in the rain (b) time with friends (c) it takes more time (d) hot in summer
38. 38.⚖️ Why list pros and cons? (a) to delay a choice (b) to fill a page (c) to win a bet (d) to see both sides
39. 39.🚶 Walking to school — pro or con: hard with a heavy bag? (a) a con (b) a pro
40. 40.🧮 One choice has 5 small pros and 1 huge con. What should you do? (a) flip a coin (b) weigh how big each is (c) ignore the con (d) pick it, 5 beats 1

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