Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

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

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