Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 118 · 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 helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) giving up at once (c) asking for help (d) panicking
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) panicking (c) breaking it into parts (d) guessing wildly
3. 3.🛠️ 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
4. 4.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
5. 5.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) try another idea (b) give up (c) hide it (d) blame the tools
6. 6.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) repeating the same try (c) staying calm (d) guessing wildly
7. 7.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
8. 8.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) blaming others (c) panicking (d) breaking it into parts
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or put the plan to work? (a) think of ideas (b) put the plan to work
10. 10.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or list possible fixes? (a) pick one plan (b) list possible fixes
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or choose the best idea? (a) list possible fixes (b) choose the best idea
12. 12.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) repeating the same try (b) asking for help (c) making a list (d) trying again
13. 13.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or list possible fixes? (a) choose the best idea (b) list possible fixes
14. 14.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
15. 15.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
16. 16.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
18. 18.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) to waste time (c) no reason (d) to find the best one
19. 19.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
20. 20.🛠️ 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
21. 21.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
22. 22.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
23. 23.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a teacher or parent (b) nobody ever (c) only a stranger (d) a rumour
24. 24.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) staying calm (c) guessing wildly (d) ignoring the problem
26. 26.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
27. 27.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) giving up at once (c) trying again (d) panicking
30. 30.🛠️ 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
31. 31.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
32. 32.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) giving up at once (c) breaking it into parts (d) asking for help
33. 33.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) ignoring the problem (c) breaking it into parts (d) staying calm
34. 34.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) know what is wrong (c) blame someone (d) give up
35. 35.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) guessing wildly (c) blaming others (d) making a list
36. 36.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
38. 38.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) giving up at once (c) staying calm (d) breaking it into parts
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) panicking (c) making a list (d) breaking it into parts

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