Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 159 · 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.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or pick one plan? (a) list possible fixes (b) pick one plan
2. 2.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or think of ideas? (a) pick one plan (b) think of ideas
3. 3.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
5. 5.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
6. 6.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) breaking it into parts (c) asking for help (d) staying calm
8. 8.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) asking for help (c) panicking (d) giving up at once
9. 9.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) giving up at once (c) panicking (d) drawing a diagram
10. 10.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) ignoring the problem (c) giving up at once (d) breaking it into parts
11. 11.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) try another idea (c) hide it (d) blame the tools
12. 12.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
13. 13.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
15. 15.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or think of ideas? (a) try it out (b) think of ideas
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) guessing wildly (c) breaking it into parts (d) giving up at once
18. 18.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) only a stranger (b) a rumour (c) nobody ever (d) a teacher or parent
20. 20.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) guessing wildly (c) blaming others (d) making a list
21. 21.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
23. 23.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) blaming others (b) asking for help (c) trying again (d) making a list
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) ignoring the problem (c) guessing wildly (d) drawing a diagram
25. 25.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
26. 26.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) to find the best one (c) no reason (d) to waste time
27. 27.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) breaking it into parts (c) staying calm (d) panicking
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) breaking it into parts (c) asking for help (d) blaming others
30. 30.🛠️ 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
31. 31.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or list possible fixes? (a) say what is wrong (b) list possible fixes
33. 33.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or see if it helped? (a) pick one plan (b) see if it helped
35. 35.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) staying calm (c) breaking it into parts (d) drawing a diagram
37. 37.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) ignoring the problem (c) making a list (d) trying again
38. 38.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) panicking (c) trying again (d) ignoring the problem
40. 40.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way

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