Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 129 · 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: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
2. 2.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
3. 3.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) staying calm (c) giving up at once (d) asking for help
4. 4.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) panicking (c) breaking it into parts (d) making a list
5. 5.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
7. 7.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or list possible fixes? (a) choose the best idea (b) list possible fixes
8. 8.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or try it out? (a) pick one plan (b) try it out
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or see if it helped? (a) think of ideas (b) see if it helped
10. 10.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) nobody ever (b) only a stranger (c) a teacher or parent (d) a rumour
11. 11.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) blaming others (c) giving up at once (d) guessing wildly
13. 13.🚲 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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) guessing wildly (c) drawing a diagram (d) making a list
15. 15.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
16. 16.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to find the best one (c) to confuse people (d) to waste time
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) making a list (c) ignoring the problem (d) blaming others
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) making a list (c) drawing a diagram (d) staying calm
19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or see if it helped? (a) say what is wrong (b) see if it helped
20. 20.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or pick one plan? (a) try it out (b) pick one plan
21. 21.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
22. 22.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
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.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or put the plan to work? (a) list possible fixes (b) put the plan to work
25. 25.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🛠️ 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
27. 27.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or pick one plan? (a) check if it worked (b) pick one plan
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) drawing a diagram (c) panicking (d) staying calm
30. 30.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) staying calm (c) trying again (d) ignoring the problem
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or try it out? (a) say what is wrong (b) try it out
32. 32.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) trying again (c) panicking (d) repeating the same try
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) trying again (c) repeating the same try (d) staying calm
34. 34.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) breaking it into parts (c) staying calm (d) blaming others
35. 35.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
36. 36.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or see if it helped? (a) pick one plan (b) see if it helped
39. 39.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True

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