Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 162 · 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 problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
3. 3.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
4. 4.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
5. 5.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
6. 6.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) ignore it (b) cry about it (c) split it into parts (d) wait for luck
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) making a list (c) staying calm (d) ignoring the problem
8. 8.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) staying calm (c) breaking it into parts (d) guessing wildly
10. 10.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or pick one plan? (a) try it out (b) pick one plan
11. 11.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
12. 12.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) kick the cycle (c) stop cycling (d) look at what is wrong
13. 13.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
14. 14.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) trying again (c) breaking it into parts (d) giving up at once
15. 15.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or put the plan to work? (a) pick one plan (b) put the plan to work
17. 17.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
18. 18.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) only a stranger (b) nobody ever (c) a rumour (d) a teacher or parent
20. 20.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) panicking (c) repeating the same try (d) asking for help
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) panicking (c) making a list (d) giving up at once
22. 22.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
23. 23.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
24. 24.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) try another idea (b) hide it (c) give up (d) blame the tools
25. 25.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) making a list (c) trying again (d) guessing wildly
26. 26.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or choose the best idea? (a) try it out (b) choose the best idea
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) panicking (c) guessing wildly (d) breaking it into parts
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) guessing wildly (c) asking for help (d) blaming others
31. 31.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) guessing wildly (c) drawing a diagram (d) ignoring the problem
32. 32.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) to waste time (c) to find the best one (d) no reason
33. 33.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
35. 35.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or try it out? (a) pick one plan (b) try it out
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or list possible fixes? (a) check if it worked (b) list possible fixes
38. 38.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) drawing a diagram (c) staying calm (d) asking for help
40. 40.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 3

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