Consequences Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 21: Thinking about consequences · Set 368 · 40 questions

Thinking tip (Think one step ahead): Follow the chain: start from what happened and use each “if” rule in turn. Thinking ahead: asking “what if?”, imagining what follows, thinking of others, reading the rules first, waiting a moment. Acting on impulse: acting without thinking, ignoring warnings, only thinking of now, speaking in anger.

1. 1.🔮 If you cannot focus, you miss the lesson. If you feel hungry in class, you cannot focus. If you skip breakfast, you feel hungry in class. Suppose you skip breakfast. What happens in the end? (a) you feel hungry in class (b) you miss the lesson (c) you cannot focus
2. 2.🔮 Thinking ahead or acting on impulse: grabbing the first thing? (a) thinking ahead (b) acting on impulse
3. 3.🔮 Thinking ahead or acting on impulse: thinking of others? (a) acting on impulse (b) thinking ahead
4. 4.🔮 If she shares her mango, you both enjoy lunch. If you share your tiffin, your friend is happy. If your friend is happy, she shares her mango. Suppose you share your tiffin. What happens next? (a) you both enjoy lunch (b) she shares her mango (c) your friend is happy
5. 5.🔮 If the match is called off, we stay indoors. If it rains, the match is called off. If we stay indoors, we play carrom. Suppose it rains. What happens next? (a) we stay indoors (b) we play carrom (c) the match is called off
6. 6.🔮 If you feel hungry in class, you cannot focus. If you skip breakfast, you feel hungry in class. If you cannot focus, you miss the lesson. Suppose you feel hungry in class. What happens in the end? (a) you skip breakfast (b) you cannot focus (c) you miss the lesson
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only thinking of now (b) thinking of others (c) acting without thinking (d) skipping instructions
8. 8.Which of these is acting on impulse? (a) planning for problems (b) waiting a moment (c) reading the rules first (d) skipping instructions
9. 9.🔮 Thinking ahead or acting on impulse: speaking in anger? (a) thinking ahead (b) acting on impulse
10. 10.🔮 If it gets restless, it chews the shoes. If the dog is not walked, it gets restless. If it chews the shoes, the shoes are ruined. Suppose the dog is not walked. What happens next? (a) the shoes are ruined (b) it chews the shoes (c) it gets restless
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinking of others (b) asking “what if?” (c) acting without thinking (d) planning for problems
12. 12.🔮 If it chews the shoes, the shoes are ruined. If it gets restless, it chews the shoes. If the dog is not walked, it gets restless. Suppose it gets restless. What happens next? (a) the shoes are ruined (b) it chews the shoes (c) the dog is not walked
13. 13.🔮 What is a consequence? (a) what follows an action (b) a question (c) a reason word (d) a rule
14. 14.🔮 If there is no water, the plants go dry. If the tank empties, there is no water. If the tap is left open, the tank empties. Suppose the tap is left open. What happens next? (a) the tank empties (b) the plants go dry (c) there is no water
15. 15.🔮 If the seeds sprout, the plants grow. If you water the seeds, the seeds sprout. If the plants grow, we get tomatoes. Suppose the seeds sprout. What happens next? (a) you water the seeds (b) the plants grow (c) we get tomatoes
16. 16.True or false: “imagining what follows” is acting on impulse. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “ignoring warnings” is thinking ahead. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔮 If he misses the bus, he walks to school. If the alarm does not ring, Rohan wakes up late. If Rohan wakes up late, he misses the bus. Suppose the alarm does not ring. What happens in the end? (a) Rohan wakes up late (b) he misses the bus (c) he walks to school
19. 19.True or false: “waiting a moment” is acting on impulse. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is acting on impulse? (a) waiting a moment (b) imagining what follows (c) asking “what if?” (d) only thinking of now
21. 21.True or false: “ignoring warnings” is acting on impulse. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “thinking of others” is acting on impulse. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🍫 You eat sweets every day and never brush. What is a likely consequence? (a) more height (b) better marks (c) stronger teeth (d) tooth decay
24. 24.🌍 Which choice has a good long-term consequence? (a) saving water daily (b) wasting food (c) littering (d) leaving taps open
25. 25.🔮 If Rohan wakes up late, he misses the bus. If the alarm does not ring, Rohan wakes up late. If he misses the bus, he walks to school. Suppose the alarm does not ring. What happens next? (a) he misses the bus (b) he walks to school (c) Rohan wakes up late
26. 26.🔮 If there is no water, the plants go dry. If the tank empties, there is no water. If the tap is left open, the tank empties. Suppose the tap is left open. What happens in the end? (a) there is no water (b) the tank empties (c) the plants go dry
27. 27.🔮 If he misses the bus, he walks to school. If Rohan wakes up late, he misses the bus. If the alarm does not ring, Rohan wakes up late. Suppose the alarm does not ring. What happens in the end? (a) he misses the bus (b) Rohan wakes up late (c) he walks to school
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting a moment (b) asking “what if?” (c) only thinking of now (d) imagining what follows
29. 29.🔮 If we stay indoors, we play carrom. If the match is called off, we stay indoors. If it rains, the match is called off. Suppose the match is called off. What happens next? (a) we play carrom (b) it rains (c) we stay indoors
30. 30.🔮 If the tap is left open, the tank empties. If there is no water, the plants go dry. If the tank empties, there is no water. Suppose the tank empties. What happens next? (a) there is no water (b) the plants go dry (c) the tap is left open
31. 31.True or false: “reading the rules first” is acting on impulse. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔮 If your skill grows, you play better. If you play better, you enjoy the game more. If you practise daily, your skill grows. Suppose your skill grows. What happens in the end? (a) you enjoy the game more (b) you practise daily (c) you play better
33. 33.🤔 Before acting, a thinker asks… (a) “What could happen?” (b) “Is it Friday?” (c) “Who will see?” (d) “How fast?”
34. 34.True or false: “skipping instructions” is thinking ahead. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is thinking ahead? (a) ignoring warnings (b) thinking of others (c) skipping instructions (d) acting without thinking
36. 36.🔮 If birds keep their homes, the park stays green. If the class saves paper, fewer trees are cut. If fewer trees are cut, birds keep their homes. Suppose fewer trees are cut. What happens in the end? (a) the park stays green (b) birds keep their homes (c) the class saves paper
37. 37.🔮 If the dog is not walked, it gets restless. If it chews the shoes, the shoes are ruined. If it gets restless, it chews the shoes. Suppose the dog is not walked. What happens in the end? (a) it chews the shoes (b) the shoes are ruined (c) it gets restless
38. 38.🔮 If he misses the bus, he walks to school. If the alarm does not ring, Rohan wakes up late. If Rohan wakes up late, he misses the bus. Suppose the alarm does not ring. What happens next? (a) he misses the bus (b) Rohan wakes up late (c) he walks to school
39. 39.🔮 If it rains, the match is called off. If we stay indoors, we play carrom. If the match is called off, we stay indoors. Suppose the match is called off. What happens in the end? (a) we stay indoors (b) it rains (c) we play carrom
40. 40.🔮 If the room gets hot, we open the windows. If the power goes off, the fan stops. If the fan stops, the room gets hot. Suppose the fan stops. What happens next? (a) we open the windows (b) the room gets hot (c) the power goes off

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