Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 124 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) breaking it into parts (c) panicking (d) blaming others
2. 2.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) nobody ever (b) a rumour (c) a teacher or parent (d) only a stranger
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) panicking (c) drawing a diagram (d) giving up at once
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) trying again (c) staying calm (d) blaming others
5. 5.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) blaming others (c) panicking (d) drawing a diagram
6. 6.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) wait for luck (b) cry about it (c) ignore it (d) split it into parts
7. 7.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) staying calm (c) ignoring the problem (d) panicking
8. 8.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or choose the best idea? (a) understand the problem (b) choose the best idea
10. 10.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) know what is wrong (b) blame someone (c) give up (d) try any idea
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) ignoring the problem (c) giving up at once (d) trying again
12. 12.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) asking for help (c) blaming others (d) giving up at once
13. 13.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or think of ideas? (a) check if it worked (b) think of ideas
14. 14.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
16. 16.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) kick the cycle (b) stop cycling (c) look at what is wrong (d) buy a new cycle
17. 17.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) breaking it into parts (c) ignoring the problem (d) making a list
19. 19.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🛠️ 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) repeating the same try (c) blaming others (d) panicking
22. 22.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
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.🛠️ 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.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
27. 27.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
28. 28.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🛠️ 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
30. 30.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
31. 31.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) trying again (c) giving up at once (d) breaking it into parts
33. 33.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or check if it worked? (a) understand the problem (b) check if it worked
35. 35.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
36. 36.🛠️ 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
37. 37.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
38. 38.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
39. 39.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it

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