Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 141 · 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: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
4. 4.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) ignore it (b) cry about it (c) wait for luck (d) split it into parts
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) drawing a diagram (c) blaming others (d) breaking it into parts
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
7. 7.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
8. 8.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) only a stranger (b) a teacher or parent (c) a rumour (d) nobody ever
9. 9.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) panicking (b) staying calm (c) drawing a diagram (d) making a list
10. 10.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or understand the problem? (a) pick one plan (b) understand the problem
13. 13.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) staying calm (b) blaming others (c) ignoring the problem (d) guessing wildly
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or pick one plan? (a) say what is wrong (b) pick one plan
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) panicking (c) repeating the same try (d) asking for help
16. 16.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
18. 18.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) blaming others (c) drawing a diagram (d) repeating the same try
19. 19.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) repeating the same try (c) staying calm (d) trying again
20. 20.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) give up (c) know what is wrong (d) blame someone
21. 21.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
22. 22.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) trying again (c) drawing a diagram (d) asking for help
24. 24.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
25. 25.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) guessing wildly (c) repeating the same try (d) breaking it into parts
27. 27.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or understand the problem? (a) try it out (b) understand the problem
29. 29.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) blaming others (b) drawing a diagram (c) staying calm (d) breaking it into parts
31. 31.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
32. 32.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) making a list (b) repeating the same try (c) giving up at once (d) blaming others
33. 33.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) giving up at once (c) panicking (d) asking for help
34. 34.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) look at what is wrong (b) stop cycling (c) buy a new cycle (d) kick the cycle
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or pick one plan? (a) see if it helped (b) pick one plan
36. 36.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or say what is wrong? (a) see if it helped (b) say what is wrong
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) guessing wildly (c) panicking (d) staying calm
40. 40.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False

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