Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

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

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