Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 114 · 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: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
2. 2.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) asking for help (c) giving up at once (d) staying calm
4. 4.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) try another idea (b) blame the tools (c) give up (d) hide it
5. 5.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a teacher or parent (b) only a stranger (c) a rumour (d) nobody ever
6. 6.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or think of ideas? (a) choose the best idea (b) think of ideas
7. 7.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) breaking it into parts (c) asking for help (d) ignoring the problem
9. 9.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or check if it worked? (a) think of ideas (b) check if it worked
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) guessing wildly (c) trying again (d) blaming others
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) panicking (c) staying calm (d) asking for help
13. 13.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) staying calm (c) drawing a diagram (d) giving up at once
14. 14.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
15. 15.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or think of ideas? (a) try it out (b) think of ideas
16. 16.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) panicking (c) drawing a diagram (d) breaking it into parts
17. 17.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) asking for help (c) making a list (d) repeating the same try
19. 19.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
20. 20.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
21. 21.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or list possible fixes? (a) see if it helped (b) list possible fixes
22. 22.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) give up (c) blame someone (d) know what is wrong
23. 23.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) making a list (c) blaming others (d) trying again
24. 24.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
25. 25.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
26. 26.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) guessing wildly (c) drawing a diagram (d) blaming others
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or list possible fixes? (a) understand the problem (b) list possible fixes
29. 29.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
30. 30.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
33. 33.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
34. 34.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
36. 36.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
37. 37.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
38. 38.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) breaking it into parts (c) guessing wildly (d) blaming others
39. 39.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
40. 40.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 4

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