Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 1 · 40 questions

Thinking tip (Five calm steps): The steps in order: understand the problem → think of ideas → choose the best idea → try it out → check if it worked. Helps: staying calm, breaking it into parts, asking for help, drawing a diagram, trying again. Gets in the way: panicking, giving up at once, blaming others, repeating the same try, guessing wildly.

1. 1.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or check if it worked? (a) choose the best idea (b) check if it worked
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
3. 3.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
4. 4.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) nobody ever (b) a teacher or parent (c) a rumour (d) only a stranger
5. 5.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) trying again (c) asking for help (d) panicking
6. 6.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
8. 8.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) panicking (c) asking for help (d) breaking it into parts
10. 10.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or think of ideas? (a) understand the problem (b) think of ideas
12. 12.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
13. 13.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) trying again (c) asking for help (d) blaming others
15. 15.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) staying calm (c) breaking it into parts (d) blaming others
16. 16.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to find the best one (c) to confuse people (d) to waste time
17. 17.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or think of ideas? (a) see if it helped (b) think of ideas
18. 18.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
19. 19.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) split it into parts (b) cry about it (c) ignore it (d) wait for luck
20. 20.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or list possible fixes? (a) understand the problem (b) list possible fixes
21. 21.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
22. 22.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or see if it helped? (a) say what is wrong (b) see if it helped
23. 23.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) look at what is wrong (b) buy a new cycle (c) kick the cycle (d) stop cycling
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) panicking (c) blaming others (d) staying calm
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) breaking it into parts (c) blaming others (d) panicking
26. 26.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) ignoring the problem (b) drawing a diagram (c) asking for help (d) breaking it into parts
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) giving up at once (c) ignoring the problem (d) repeating the same try
28. 28.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) know what is wrong (b) give up (c) blame someone (d) try any idea
29. 29.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
30. 30.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or pick one plan? (a) understand the problem (b) pick one plan
32. 32.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
33. 33.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or put the plan to work? (a) understand the problem (b) put the plan to work
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or see if it helped? (a) choose the best idea (b) see if it helped
36. 36.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) trying again (c) blaming others (d) panicking
37. 37.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) give up (c) try another idea (d) hide it
38. 38.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) staying calm (b) giving up at once (c) repeating the same try (d) panicking
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or think of ideas? (a) say what is wrong (b) think of ideas
40. 40.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False

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