Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 103 · 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: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
2. 2.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) staying calm (b) repeating the same try (c) blaming others (d) panicking
4. 4.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
5. 5.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) ignoring the problem (c) guessing wildly (d) breaking it into parts
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
7. 7.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) only a stranger (b) a rumour (c) a teacher or parent (d) nobody ever
9. 9.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) asking for help (c) breaking it into parts (d) guessing wildly
10. 10.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) split it into parts (b) ignore it (c) cry about it (d) wait for luck
11. 11.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
12. 12.🛠️ 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
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
14. 14.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) kick the cycle (b) stop cycling (c) look at what is wrong (d) buy a new cycle
15. 15.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
16. 16.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) ignoring the problem (b) trying again (c) making a list (d) asking for help
17. 17.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) try another idea (c) hide it (d) blame the tools
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
19. 19.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
20. 20.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to waste time (c) to find the best one (d) to confuse people
21. 21.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) breaking it into parts (c) giving up at once (d) making a list
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) staying calm (c) guessing wildly (d) trying again
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or choose the best idea? (a) list possible fixes (b) choose the best idea
25. 25.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or think of ideas? (a) see if it helped (b) think of ideas
26. 26.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) panicking (c) asking for help (d) breaking it into parts
27. 27.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or understand the problem? (a) see if it helped (b) understand the problem
28. 28.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or try it out? (a) pick one plan (b) try it out
31. 31.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
32. 32.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) ignoring the problem (c) panicking (d) blaming others
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or understand the problem? (a) think of ideas (b) understand the problem
36. 36.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
37. 37.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
38. 38.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or put the plan to work? (a) check if it worked (b) put the plan to work
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) ignoring the problem (c) staying calm (d) breaking it into parts

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