Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 154 · 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) blaming others (c) breaking it into parts (d) asking for help
2. 2.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
3. 3.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) blame someone (c) give up (d) know what is wrong
4. 4.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) stop cycling (c) kick the cycle (d) look at what is wrong
5. 5.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
6. 6.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
7. 7.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) repeating the same try (c) asking for help (d) panicking
8. 8.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) blame the tools (c) give up (d) try another idea
9. 9.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
10. 10.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or pick one plan? (a) put the plan to work (b) pick one plan
11. 11.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) only a stranger (b) a teacher or parent (c) nobody ever (d) a rumour
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) guessing wildly (c) staying calm (d) panicking
13. 13.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
14. 14.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
15. 15.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) ignoring the problem (c) trying again (d) breaking it into parts
16. 16.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
17. 17.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) blaming others (c) panicking (d) drawing a diagram
18. 18.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or list possible fixes? (a) understand the problem (b) list possible fixes
19. 19.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
20. 20.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or say what is wrong? (a) list possible fixes (b) say what is wrong
21. 21.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) guessing wildly (b) staying calm (c) breaking it into parts (d) making a list
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) repeating the same try (c) making a list (d) blaming others
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) asking for help (c) panicking (d) breaking it into parts
25. 25.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) wait for luck (c) ignore it (d) split it into parts
26. 26.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) asking for help (c) panicking (d) drawing a diagram
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.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) giving up at once (c) trying again (d) asking for help
32. 32.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
33. 33.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) no reason (c) to find the best one (d) to waste time
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
36. 36.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
37. 37.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) guessing wildly (c) breaking it into parts (d) repeating the same try
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) guessing wildly (c) panicking (d) ignoring the problem
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or think of ideas? (a) say what is wrong (b) think of ideas

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