Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 163 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) ignoring the problem (c) guessing wildly (d) repeating the same try
2. 2.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) nobody ever (c) only a stranger (d) a teacher or parent
3. 3.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) blaming others (c) guessing wildly (d) panicking
5. 5.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or understand the problem? (a) put the plan to work (b) understand the problem
6. 6.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) giving up at once (c) making a list (d) guessing wildly
8. 8.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) know what is wrong (b) blame someone (c) give up (d) try any idea
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) giving up at once (c) trying again (d) guessing wildly
13. 13.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) making a list (c) ignoring the problem (d) drawing a diagram
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) panicking (c) drawing a diagram (d) making a list
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or try it out? (a) choose the best idea (b) try it out
17. 17.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or put the plan to work? (a) see if it helped (b) put the plan to work
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
19. 19.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to waste time (b) to find the best one (c) no reason (d) to confuse people
20. 20.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
21. 21.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) repeating the same try (b) making a list (c) staying calm (d) trying again
22. 22.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
23. 23.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
24. 24.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) repeating the same try (c) breaking it into parts (d) panicking
25. 25.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) breaking it into parts (c) drawing a diagram (d) ignoring the problem
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) blaming others (c) making a list (d) repeating the same try
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or pick one plan? (a) list possible fixes (b) pick one plan
29. 29.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) breaking it into parts (c) making a list (d) drawing a diagram
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or understand the problem? (a) think of ideas (b) understand the problem
33. 33.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) repeating the same try (c) staying calm (d) panicking
34. 34.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
35. 35.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
36. 36.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
37. 37.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) guessing wildly (b) breaking it into parts (c) drawing a diagram (d) asking for help
38. 38.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🛠️ 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
40. 40.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) stop cycling (b) buy a new cycle (c) look at what is wrong (d) kick the cycle

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