Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

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

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