Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

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

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