Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 121 · 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.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) asking for help (c) blaming others (d) repeating the same try
3. 3.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) staying calm (c) breaking it into parts (d) giving up at once
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) giving up at once (c) panicking (d) blaming others
5. 5.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or see if it helped? (a) choose the best idea (b) see if it helped
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) breaking it into parts (c) asking for help (d) drawing a diagram
7. 7.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
8. 8.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or say what is wrong? (a) think of ideas (b) say what is wrong
9. 9.🛠️ 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
10. 10.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) drawing a diagram (c) blaming others (d) making a list
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
12. 12.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) panicking (b) drawing a diagram (c) making a list (d) trying again
13. 13.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) blame the tools (c) hide it (d) try another idea
16. 16.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) guessing wildly (c) panicking (d) asking for help
17. 17.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) staying calm (c) guessing wildly (d) asking for help
18. 18.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
19. 19.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) to find the best one (c) no reason (d) to waste time
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) guessing wildly (c) blaming others (d) repeating the same try
21. 21.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
22. 22.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
24. 24.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
25. 25.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) only a stranger (c) nobody ever (d) a teacher or parent
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) staying calm (c) trying again (d) asking for help
27. 27.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
29. 29.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) asking for help (c) repeating the same try (d) drawing a diagram
31. 31.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) kick the cycle (b) buy a new cycle (c) stop cycling (d) look at what is wrong
32. 32.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
34. 34.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
35. 35.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
36. 36.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or see if it helped? (a) pick one plan (b) see if it helped
37. 37.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) ignoring the problem (b) staying calm (c) making a list (d) asking for help
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
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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