Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 156 · 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.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) ignoring the problem (c) asking for help (d) trying again
3. 3.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
4. 4.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
5. 5.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) kick the cycle (b) look at what is wrong (c) buy a new cycle (d) stop cycling
6. 6.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) staying calm (c) giving up at once (d) breaking it into parts
7. 7.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
9. 9.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
10. 10.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or check if it worked? (a) list possible fixes (b) check if it worked
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) asking for help (c) ignoring the problem (d) drawing a diagram
12. 12.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) repeating the same try (c) guessing wildly (d) making a list
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
14. 14.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) know what is wrong (b) try any idea (c) blame someone (d) give up
15. 15.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a teacher or parent (b) nobody ever (c) only a stranger (d) a rumour
16. 16.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) panicking (c) staying calm (d) drawing a diagram
17. 17.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
18. 18.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
19. 19.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) blaming others (b) making a list (c) trying again (d) staying calm
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) making a list (c) staying calm (d) panicking
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or put the plan to work? (a) check if it worked (b) put the plan to work
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or try it out? (a) understand the problem (b) try it out
25. 25.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) try another idea (c) give up (d) hide it
26. 26.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) wait for luck (b) split it into parts (c) ignore it (d) cry about it
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) drawing a diagram (c) giving up at once (d) breaking it into parts
28. 28.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) no reason (c) to find the best one (d) to waste time
29. 29.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) panicking (c) guessing wildly (d) staying calm
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) guessing wildly (c) panicking (d) blaming others
31. 31.🛠️ 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
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or try it out? (a) list possible fixes (b) try it out
33. 33.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) breaking it into parts (c) giving up at once (d) guessing wildly
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or see if it helped? (a) put the plan to work (b) see if it helped
36. 36.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or understand the problem? (a) try it out (b) understand the problem
38. 38.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False

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