Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 105 · 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: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
2. 2.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) ignoring the problem (c) giving up at once (d) asking for help
3. 3.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) give up (c) know what is wrong (d) blame someone
4. 4.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
5. 5.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) breaking it into parts (c) ignoring the problem (d) trying again
6. 6.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) a teacher or parent (c) only a stranger (d) nobody ever
7. 7.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or check if it worked? (a) put the plan to work (b) check if it worked
8. 8.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
10. 10.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or choose the best idea? (a) try it out (b) choose the best idea
12. 12.🛠️ 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
13. 13.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or choose the best idea? (a) put the plan to work (b) choose the best idea
14. 14.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
15. 15.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
16. 16.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) trying again (c) giving up at once (d) ignoring the problem
18. 18.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
20. 20.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) to waste time (c) to find the best one (d) no reason
21. 21.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
23. 23.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) split it into parts (c) ignore it (d) wait for luck
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) drawing a diagram (c) breaking it into parts (d) panicking
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) staying calm (c) ignoring the problem (d) making a list
26. 26.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) breaking it into parts (c) giving up at once (d) trying again
28. 28.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) guessing wildly (b) trying again (c) drawing a diagram (d) staying calm
30. 30.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
31. 31.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
32. 32.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or try it out? (a) choose the best idea (b) try it out
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or put the plan to work? (a) see if it helped (b) put the plan to work
35. 35.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) trying again (c) giving up at once (d) drawing a diagram
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) ignoring the problem (c) panicking (d) staying calm
38. 38.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or pick one plan? (a) say what is wrong (b) pick one plan
40. 40.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True

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