Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 108 · 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.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) repeating the same try (b) staying calm (c) breaking it into parts (d) making a list
2. 2.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) wait for luck (b) cry about it (c) ignore it (d) split it into parts
3. 3.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) trying again (c) ignoring the problem (d) guessing wildly
5. 5.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) blaming others (c) asking for help (d) giving up at once
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) ignoring the problem (c) drawing a diagram (d) giving up at once
7. 7.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a teacher or parent (b) nobody ever (c) a rumour (d) only a stranger
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) blaming others (c) guessing wildly (d) staying calm
9. 9.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
11. 11.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
12. 12.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
13. 13.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or understand the problem? (a) choose the best idea (b) understand the problem
15. 15.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or understand the problem? (a) try it out (b) understand the problem
16. 16.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
17. 17.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to waste time (c) to confuse people (d) to find the best one
18. 18.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or see if it helped? (a) put the plan to work (b) see if it helped
20. 20.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or understand the problem? (a) pick one plan (b) understand the problem
21. 21.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) stop cycling (b) buy a new cycle (c) kick the cycle (d) look at what is wrong
22. 22.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or choose the best idea? (a) check if it worked (b) choose the best idea
25. 25.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) breaking it into parts (c) repeating the same try (d) guessing wildly
27. 27.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or say what is wrong? (a) see if it helped (b) say what is wrong
28. 28.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) guessing wildly (c) asking for help (d) drawing a diagram
29. 29.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
31. 31.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or think of ideas? (a) pick one plan (b) think of ideas
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) drawing a diagram (c) breaking it into parts (d) blaming others
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) giving up at once (c) staying calm (d) making a list
35. 35.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
36. 36.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
37. 37.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) panicking (b) trying again (c) drawing a diagram (d) breaking it into parts
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) breaking it into parts (c) drawing a diagram (d) guessing wildly

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