Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 140 · 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 helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) blaming others (c) repeating the same try (d) asking for help
2. 2.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) making a list (c) guessing wildly (d) blaming others
4. 4.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
5. 5.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
8. 8.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) blame the tools (c) give up (d) try another idea
10. 10.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) staying calm (c) making a list (d) breaking it into parts
12. 12.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) breaking it into parts (c) giving up at once (d) ignoring the problem
13. 13.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) ignore it (c) split it into parts (d) wait for luck
14. 14.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
15. 15.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or check if it worked? (a) choose the best idea (b) check if it worked
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) panicking (c) asking for help (d) breaking it into parts
18. 18.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or choose the best idea? (a) try it out (b) choose the best idea
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) asking for help (c) breaking it into parts (d) repeating the same try
20. 20.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
21. 21.🛠️ 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
22. 22.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) nobody ever (b) a teacher or parent (c) a rumour (d) only a stranger
23. 23.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) guessing wildly (c) breaking it into parts (d) trying again
24. 24.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
25. 25.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
26. 26.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
27. 27.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) repeating the same try (c) giving up at once (d) panicking
29. 29.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
30. 30.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or think of ideas? (a) see if it helped (b) think of ideas
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) panicking (c) blaming others (d) guessing wildly
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
34. 34.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to waste time (c) to find the best one (d) to confuse people
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) guessing wildly (c) staying calm (d) breaking it into parts
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) asking for help (c) ignoring the problem (d) breaking it into parts
37. 37.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
38. 38.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or choose the best idea? (a) check if it worked (b) choose the best idea
40. 40.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False

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