Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 143 · 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: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) staying calm (c) drawing a diagram (d) repeating the same try
4. 4.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to waste time (c) to find the best one (d) to confuse people
5. 5.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or think of ideas? (a) choose the best idea (b) think of ideas
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) giving up at once (c) asking for help (d) panicking
7. 7.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
9. 9.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
10. 10.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
11. 11.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) repeating the same try (c) ignoring the problem (d) breaking it into parts
12. 12.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) panicking (b) staying calm (c) making a list (d) trying again
13. 13.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
15. 15.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or put the plan to work? (a) see if it helped (b) put the plan to work
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) trying again (c) asking for help (d) making a list
17. 17.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) look at what is wrong (c) kick the cycle (d) stop cycling
19. 19.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
20. 20.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) only a stranger (c) a teacher or parent (d) nobody ever
22. 22.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
25. 25.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) breaking it into parts (c) trying again (d) making a list
28. 28.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) repeating the same try (c) making a list (d) ignoring the problem
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) staying calm (c) breaking it into parts (d) giving up at once
30. 30.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or pick one plan? (a) put the plan to work (b) pick one plan
32. 32.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or understand the problem? (a) choose the best idea (b) understand the problem
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) breaking it into parts (c) panicking (d) giving up at once
35. 35.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
36. 36.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) giving up at once (c) repeating the same try (d) staying calm
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or put the plan to work? (a) choose the best idea (b) put the plan to work
38. 38.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) repeating the same try (c) trying again (d) panicking
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or put the plan to work? (a) pick one plan (b) put the plan to work

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