Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 148 · 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) asking for help (b) guessing wildly (c) panicking (d) giving up at once
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
3. 3.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or try it out? (a) choose the best idea (b) try it out
5. 5.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) guessing wildly (c) staying calm (d) repeating the same try
6. 6.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or think of ideas? (a) choose the best idea (b) think of ideas
7. 7.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
9. 9.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) drawing a diagram (b) guessing wildly (c) ignoring the problem (d) repeating the same try
10. 10.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) ignoring the problem (c) giving up at once (d) staying calm
12. 12.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
13. 13.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) blame the tools (c) hide it (d) try another idea
14. 14.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🛠️ 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
16. 16.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
17. 17.🛠️ 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
18. 18.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
20. 20.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) breaking it into parts (c) making a list (d) panicking
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or put the plan to work? (a) think of ideas (b) put the plan to work
24. 24.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
25. 25.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or check if it worked? (a) say what is wrong (b) check if it worked
27. 27.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
28. 28.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) nobody ever (b) only a stranger (c) a rumour (d) a teacher or parent
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) panicking (c) giving up at once (d) guessing wildly
30. 30.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) give up (b) know what is wrong (c) try any idea (d) blame someone
31. 31.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) kick the cycle (b) buy a new cycle (c) stop cycling (d) look at what is wrong
32. 32.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
33. 33.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) guessing wildly (b) drawing a diagram (c) asking for help (d) making a list
34. 34.🛠️ 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
35. 35.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
36. 36.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or understand the problem? (a) choose the best idea (b) understand the problem
37. 37.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
39. 39.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) making a list (c) giving up at once (d) breaking it into parts

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