Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 138 · 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.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) only a stranger (b) nobody ever (c) a teacher or parent (d) a rumour
3. 3.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
4. 4.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or try it out? (a) pick one plan (b) try it out
6. 6.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) give up (c) hide it (d) try another idea
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) giving up at once (c) ignoring the problem (d) blaming others
8. 8.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) guessing wildly (c) staying calm (d) making a list
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) giving up at once (c) ignoring the problem (d) panicking
11. 11.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) blaming others (c) making a list (d) giving up at once
14. 14.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
15. 15.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or see if it helped? (a) list possible fixes (b) see if it helped
17. 17.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
18. 18.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) breaking it into parts (b) ignoring the problem (c) repeating the same try (d) panicking
19. 19.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
20. 20.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) give up (c) blame someone (d) know what is wrong
23. 23.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) guessing wildly (c) giving up at once (d) asking for help
24. 24.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
25. 25.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
27. 27.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or think of ideas? (a) say what is wrong (b) think of ideas
28. 28.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) drawing a diagram (c) ignoring the problem (d) repeating the same try
29. 29.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) panicking (c) drawing a diagram (d) staying calm
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or list possible fixes? (a) say what is wrong (b) list possible fixes
31. 31.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
32. 32.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
33. 33.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) to waste time (c) no reason (d) to find the best one
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or choose the best idea? (a) list possible fixes (b) choose the best idea
35. 35.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) trying again (b) guessing wildly (c) repeating the same try (d) ignoring the problem
36. 36.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) repeating the same try (c) drawing a diagram (d) asking for help
37. 37.🚲 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
38. 38.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
39. 39.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
40. 40.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True

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