Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 149 · 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 gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) staying calm (c) making a list (d) panicking
2. 2.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
3. 3.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or think of ideas? (a) check if it worked (b) think of ideas
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) asking for help (c) giving up at once (d) staying calm
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) drawing a diagram (c) breaking it into parts (d) asking for help
6. 6.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
7. 7.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) ignoring the problem (c) blaming others (d) guessing wildly
9. 9.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) giving up at once (c) making a list (d) panicking
10. 10.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or understand the problem? (a) think of ideas (b) understand the problem
13. 13.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) give up (b) know what is wrong (c) blame someone (d) try any idea
14. 14.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) drawing a diagram (c) staying calm (d) blaming others
15. 15.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) a teacher or parent (c) only a stranger (d) nobody ever
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) panicking (c) drawing a diagram (d) blaming others
17. 17.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) stop cycling (b) look at what is wrong (c) kick the cycle (d) buy a new cycle
18. 18.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) making a list (c) ignoring the problem (d) asking for help
19. 19.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) to find the best one (c) no reason (d) to waste time
20. 20.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
21. 21.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) trying again (b) repeating the same try (c) panicking (d) ignoring the problem
22. 22.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
23. 23.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) give up (c) hide it (d) try another idea
25. 25.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or think of ideas? (a) pick one plan (b) think of ideas
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) repeating the same try (c) asking for help (d) giving up at once
28. 28.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) staying calm (c) trying again (d) panicking
30. 30.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) breaking it into parts (c) staying calm (d) drawing a diagram
32. 32.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or say what is wrong? (a) try it out (b) say what is wrong
34. 34.🛠️ 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
35. 35.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
36. 36.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or say what is wrong? (a) list possible fixes (b) say what is wrong
37. 37.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
38. 38.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) asking for help (c) panicking (d) ignoring the problem
40. 40.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False

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