Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 126 · 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 gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) asking for help (c) giving up at once (d) trying again
2. 2.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) blaming others (b) making a list (c) breaking it into parts (d) staying calm
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
4. 4.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
5. 5.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
6. 6.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
7. 7.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
8. 8.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
9. 9.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to find the best one (b) no reason (c) to confuse people (d) to waste time
10. 10.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🛠️ 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
12. 12.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or list possible fixes? (a) say what is wrong (b) list possible fixes
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) asking for help (c) guessing wildly (d) panicking
14. 14.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) only a stranger (b) a teacher or parent (c) a rumour (d) nobody ever
15. 15.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
16. 16.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
17. 17.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) panicking (c) staying calm (d) guessing wildly
18. 18.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
20. 20.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
21. 21.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
22. 22.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) give up (c) try another idea (d) hide it
24. 24.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) wait for luck (b) split it into parts (c) ignore it (d) cry about it
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) blaming others (c) asking for help (d) staying calm
26. 26.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) breaking it into parts (c) blaming others (d) ignoring the problem
27. 27.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
28. 28.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or pick one plan? (a) check if it worked (b) pick one plan
30. 30.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
31. 31.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) trying again (c) giving up at once (d) blaming others
33. 33.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) know what is wrong (c) give up (d) blame someone
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or list possible fixes? (a) pick one plan (b) list possible fixes
35. 35.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) blaming others (c) repeating the same try (d) making a list
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) repeating the same try (c) drawing a diagram (d) ignoring the problem
40. 40.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 5

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