Consequences Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 21: Thinking about consequences · Set 762 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only thinking of now (b) acting without thinking (c) planning for problems (d) skipping instructions
2. 2.🔮 Thinking ahead or acting on impulse: acting without thinking? (a) acting on impulse (b) thinking ahead
3. 3.True or false: “only thinking of now” is thinking ahead. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔮 If the tank empties, there is no water. If the tap is left open, the tank empties. If there is no water, the plants go dry. Suppose the tank empties. What happens in the end? (a) there is no water (b) the tap is left open (c) the plants go dry
5. 5.🔮 If we stay indoors, we play carrom. If it rains, the match is called off. If the match is called off, we stay indoors. Suppose the match is called off. What happens next? (a) we stay indoors (b) it rains (c) we play carrom
6. 6.🔮 Thinking ahead or acting on impulse: grabbing the first thing? (a) acting on impulse (b) thinking ahead
7. 7.Which of these is acting on impulse? (a) waiting a moment (b) reading the rules first (c) skipping instructions (d) planning for problems
8. 8.🔮 What is a consequence? (a) what follows an action (b) a rule (c) a reason word (d) a question
9. 9.🔮 Thinking ahead or acting on impulse: ignoring warnings? (a) thinking ahead (b) acting on impulse
10. 10.🤔 Before acting, a thinker asks… (a) “How fast?” (b) “Who will see?” (c) “What could happen?” (d) “Is it Friday?”
11. 11.🔮 If you skip breakfast, you feel hungry in class. If you feel hungry in class, you cannot focus. If you cannot focus, you miss the lesson. Suppose you skip breakfast. What happens in the end? (a) you miss the lesson (b) you feel hungry in class (c) you cannot focus
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) imagining what follows (b) acting without thinking (c) planning for problems (d) reading the rules first
13. 13.True or false: “skipping instructions” is thinking ahead. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔮 If it rains, the match is called off. If the match is called off, we stay indoors. If we stay indoors, we play carrom. Suppose it rains. What happens in the end? (a) the match is called off (b) we stay indoors (c) we play carrom
15. 15.🔮 If the plants grow, we get tomatoes. If the seeds sprout, the plants grow. If you water the seeds, the seeds sprout. Suppose the seeds sprout. What happens next? (a) we get tomatoes (b) you water the seeds (c) the plants grow
16. 16.🔮 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 skip breakfast. What happens in the end? (a) you cannot focus (b) you miss the lesson (c) you feel hungry in class
17. 17.🔮 If your friend is happy, she shares her mango. If you share your tiffin, your friend is happy. If she shares her mango, you both enjoy lunch. Suppose you share your tiffin. What happens in the end? (a) she shares her mango (b) your friend is happy (c) you both enjoy lunch
18. 18.🔮 If the dog is not walked, it gets restless. If it gets restless, it chews the shoes. If it chews the shoes, the shoes are ruined. 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
19. 19.🔮 Thinking ahead or acting on impulse: speaking in anger? (a) thinking ahead (b) acting on impulse
20. 20.🔮 Thinking ahead or acting on impulse: waiting a moment? (a) acting on impulse (b) thinking ahead
21. 21.True or false: “acting without thinking” is acting on impulse. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is acting on impulse? (a) waiting a moment (b) planning for problems (c) speaking in anger (d) imagining what follows
23. 23.🔮 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) Rohan wakes up late (b) he walks to school (c) he misses the bus
24. 24.Which of these is acting on impulse? (a) thinking of others (b) ignoring warnings (c) asking “what if?” (d) imagining what follows
25. 25.🔮 If she shares her mango, you both enjoy lunch. If your friend is happy, she shares her mango. If you share your tiffin, your friend is happy. Suppose you share your tiffin. What happens in the end? (a) you both enjoy lunch (b) she shares her mango (c) your friend is happy
26. 26.🔮 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 it rains. What happens next? (a) we play carrom (b) we stay indoors (c) the match is called off
27. 27.🌍 Which choice has a good long-term consequence? (a) wasting food (b) littering (c) leaving taps open (d) saving water daily
28. 28.🔮 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 tap is left open. What happens in the end? (a) the tank empties (b) the plants go dry (c) there is no water
29. 29.🔮 Thinking ahead or acting on impulse: planning for problems? (a) acting on impulse (b) thinking ahead
30. 30.🔮 If the alarm does not ring, Rohan wakes up late. If Rohan wakes up late, he misses the bus. If he misses the bus, he walks to school. Suppose the alarm does not ring. What happens in the end? (a) he walks to school (b) Rohan wakes up late (c) he misses the bus
31. 31.🔮 Thinking ahead or acting on impulse: reading the rules first? (a) thinking ahead (b) acting on impulse
32. 32.🔮 If fewer trees are cut, birds keep their homes. If birds keep their homes, the park stays green. If the class saves paper, fewer trees are cut. Suppose fewer trees are cut. What happens in the end? (a) birds keep their homes (b) the park stays green (c) the class saves paper
33. 33.🔮 If we stay indoors, we play carrom. If it rains, the match is called off. If the match is called off, we stay indoors. Suppose it rains. What happens next? (a) the match is called off (b) we stay indoors (c) we play carrom
34. 34.True or false: “thinking of others” is acting on impulse. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔮 If the match is called off, we stay indoors. If we stay indoors, we play carrom. If it rains, the match is called off. Suppose it rains. What happens next? (a) the match is called off (b) we play carrom (c) we stay indoors
36. 36.🔮 If birds keep their homes, the park stays green. If fewer trees are cut, birds keep their homes. If the class saves paper, fewer trees are cut. Suppose fewer trees are cut. What happens in the end? (a) birds keep their homes (b) the class saves paper (c) the park stays green
37. 37.📚 You leave your project to the last night. What is likely? (a) a free holiday (b) a perfect project (c) a rushed project (d) extra marks
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning for problems (b) only thinking of now (c) waiting a moment (d) asking “what if?”
39. 39.🔮 If it chews the shoes, the shoes are ruined. If the dog is not walked, it gets restless. If it gets restless, it chews the shoes. Suppose the dog is not walked. What happens in the end? (a) the shoes are ruined (b) it chews the shoes (c) it gets restless
40. 40.True or false: “reading the rules first” is thinking ahead. (a) False (b) True

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