Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 144 · 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) ignoring the problem (c) breaking it into parts (d) repeating the same try
2. 2.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or choose the best idea? (a) understand the problem (b) choose the best idea
3. 3.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) making a list (b) giving up at once (c) repeating the same try (d) panicking
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) drawing a diagram (c) trying again (d) staying calm
5. 5.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or think of ideas? (a) see if it helped (b) think of ideas
6. 6.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) stop cycling (b) kick the cycle (c) look at what is wrong (d) buy a new cycle
7. 7.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
8. 8.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or understand the problem? (a) put the plan to work (b) understand the problem
9. 9.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) no reason (c) to find the best one (d) to waste time
10. 10.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
11. 11.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
12. 12.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) drawing a diagram (c) ignoring the problem (d) staying calm
14. 14.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or try it out? (a) pick one plan (b) try it out
17. 17.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) staying calm (c) asking for help (d) panicking
19. 19.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) guessing wildly (b) drawing a diagram (c) breaking it into parts (d) staying calm
20. 20.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) try another idea (c) hide it (d) give up
21. 21.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) giving up at once (c) drawing a diagram (d) guessing wildly
22. 22.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or understand the problem? (a) see if it helped (b) understand the problem
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or check if it worked? (a) put the plan to work (b) check if it worked
24. 24.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) guessing wildly (c) repeating the same try (d) making a list
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) drawing a diagram (c) guessing wildly (d) staying calm
27. 27.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) nobody ever (c) a teacher or parent (d) only a stranger
28. 28.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or say what is wrong? (a) choose the best idea (b) say what is wrong
30. 30.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) ignoring the problem (c) blaming others (d) staying calm
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) panicking (c) blaming others (d) repeating the same try
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or choose the best idea? (a) try it out (b) choose the best idea
33. 33.🛠️ 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
34. 34.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
36. 36.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or put the plan to work? (a) say what is wrong (b) put the plan to work
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
38. 38.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) know what is wrong (c) give up (d) blame someone
40. 40.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True

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