Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 137 · 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) repeating the same try (b) guessing wildly (c) giving up at once (d) asking for help
2. 2.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) guessing wildly (c) panicking (d) staying calm
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
4. 4.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
5. 5.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
6. 6.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
7. 7.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a teacher or parent (b) a rumour (c) only a stranger (d) nobody ever
8. 8.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) to find the best one (c) to waste time (d) no reason
9. 9.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) breaking it into parts (c) guessing wildly (d) panicking
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) breaking it into parts (c) staying calm (d) guessing wildly
13. 13.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) panicking (c) guessing wildly (d) making a list
15. 15.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
16. 16.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
18. 18.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) look at what is wrong (b) kick the cycle (c) stop cycling (d) buy a new cycle
19. 19.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
20. 20.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
22. 22.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) drawing a diagram (c) blaming others (d) giving up at once
23. 23.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or choose the best idea? (a) see if it helped (b) choose the best idea
25. 25.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or pick one plan? (a) say what is wrong (b) pick one plan
27. 27.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) trying again (c) repeating the same try (d) blaming others
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) drawing a diagram (c) breaking it into parts (d) giving up at once
29. 29.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or think of ideas? (a) put the plan to work (b) think of ideas
31. 31.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) repeating the same try (c) trying again (d) breaking it into parts
33. 33.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) panicking (c) breaking it into parts (d) ignoring the problem
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or put the plan to work? (a) think of ideas (b) put the plan to work
35. 35.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) breaking it into parts (c) drawing a diagram (d) ignoring the problem
37. 37.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
39. 39.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
40. 40.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True

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