Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 153 · 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) staying calm (b) trying again (c) repeating the same try (d) breaking it into parts
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) giving up at once (c) repeating the same try (d) panicking
3. 3.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) guessing wildly (c) repeating the same try (d) staying calm
4. 4.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) nobody ever (b) a rumour (c) a teacher or parent (d) only a stranger
5. 5.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
6. 6.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) making a list (c) blaming others (d) repeating the same try
9. 9.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
10. 10.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) give up (c) know what is wrong (d) blame someone
11. 11.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) kick the cycle (b) look at what is wrong (c) stop cycling (d) buy a new cycle
12. 12.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
13. 13.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) guessing wildly (c) drawing a diagram (d) giving up at once
14. 14.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
17. 17.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) guessing wildly (c) staying calm (d) asking for help
18. 18.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or say what is wrong? (a) see if it helped (b) say what is wrong
20. 20.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
22. 22.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
23. 23.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
25. 25.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
26. 26.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) panicking (c) breaking it into parts (d) blaming others
27. 27.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or say what is wrong? (a) pick one plan (b) say what is wrong
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
30. 30.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) try another idea (c) blame the tools (d) hide it
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) drawing a diagram (c) staying calm (d) guessing wildly
32. 32.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
33. 33.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to waste time (b) to find the best one (c) no reason (d) to confuse people
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or think of ideas? (a) put the plan to work (b) think of ideas
36. 36.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or choose the best idea? (a) think of ideas (b) choose the best idea
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or say what is wrong? (a) list possible fixes (b) say what is wrong
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) staying calm (c) giving up at once (d) trying again
39. 39.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) ignoring the problem (c) asking for help (d) giving up at once

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