Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 152 · 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) asking for help (b) staying calm (c) drawing a diagram (d) repeating the same try
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) asking for help (c) guessing wildly (d) making a list
3. 3.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) ignoring the problem (c) giving up at once (d) repeating the same try
5. 5.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🚲 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
7. 7.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or check if it worked? (a) list possible fixes (b) check if it worked
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
9. 9.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
10. 10.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) asking for help (b) repeating the same try (c) ignoring the problem (d) blaming others
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) staying calm (c) blaming others (d) panicking
12. 12.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or list possible fixes? (a) put the plan to work (b) list possible fixes
14. 14.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
15. 15.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) giving up at once (c) staying calm (d) breaking it into parts
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) panicking (c) blaming others (d) trying again
18. 18.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
19. 19.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
20. 20.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) asking for help (c) staying calm (d) blaming others
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) trying again (c) asking for help (d) repeating the same try
22. 22.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) ignoring the problem (c) blaming others (d) breaking it into parts
23. 23.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
24. 24.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) ignore it (b) wait for luck (c) cry about it (d) split it into parts
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or pick one plan? (a) understand the problem (b) pick one plan
27. 27.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
28. 28.🛠️ 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
29. 29.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or understand the problem? (a) think of ideas (b) understand the problem
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or say what is wrong? (a) check if it worked (b) say what is wrong
32. 32.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
33. 33.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) guessing wildly (b) making a list (c) trying again (d) drawing a diagram
34. 34.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
35. 35.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
36. 36.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) giving up at once (c) asking for help (d) ignoring the problem
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or understand the problem? (a) try it out (b) understand the problem
39. 39.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a teacher or parent (b) only a stranger (c) a rumour (d) nobody ever
40. 40.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4

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