Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 146 · 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) staying calm (b) guessing wildly (c) giving up at once (d) blaming others
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) trying again (c) ignoring the problem (d) breaking it into parts
4. 4.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or see if it helped? (a) choose the best idea (b) see if it helped
6. 6.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) give up (b) know what is wrong (c) blame someone (d) try any idea
7. 7.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
9. 9.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) look at what is wrong (c) stop cycling (d) kick the cycle
10. 10.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) making a list (b) panicking (c) giving up at once (d) repeating the same try
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or see if it helped? (a) put the plan to work (b) see if it helped
12. 12.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) breaking it into parts (c) drawing a diagram (d) guessing wildly
13. 13.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
14. 14.🛠️ 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
15. 15.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) a teacher or parent (c) nobody ever (d) only a stranger
17. 17.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
18. 18.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or think of ideas? (a) check if it worked (b) think of ideas
19. 19.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
20. 20.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) ignore it (b) wait for luck (c) cry about it (d) split it into parts
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) repeating the same try (c) trying again (d) giving up at once
22. 22.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or choose the best idea? (a) put the plan to work (b) choose the best idea
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or choose the best idea? (a) understand the problem (b) choose the best idea
25. 25.🛠️ 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
26. 26.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) hide it (c) blame the tools (d) try another idea
28. 28.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) giving up at once (c) breaking it into parts (d) staying calm
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) asking for help (c) trying again (d) drawing a diagram
30. 30.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) blaming others (c) guessing wildly (d) ignoring the problem
32. 32.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
33. 33.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) repeating the same try (c) panicking (d) breaking it into parts
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or see if it helped? (a) pick one plan (b) see if it helped
36. 36.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) repeating the same try (c) asking for help (d) staying calm
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or say what is wrong? (a) list possible fixes (b) say what is wrong
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or choose the best idea? (a) list possible fixes (b) choose the best idea
40. 40.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 5

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