Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 165 · 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 of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) panicking (c) breaking it into parts (d) repeating the same try
2. 2.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
4. 4.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) only a stranger (b) nobody ever (c) a rumour (d) a teacher or parent
5. 5.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) giving up at once (b) asking for help (c) staying calm (d) drawing a diagram
6. 6.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or think of ideas? (a) choose the best idea (b) think of ideas
7. 7.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) try another idea (c) give up (d) blame the tools
8. 8.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or pick one plan? (a) see if it helped (b) pick one plan
10. 10.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) repeating the same try (c) guessing wildly (d) asking for help
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) drawing a diagram (c) making a list (d) giving up at once
12. 12.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
13. 13.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or see if it helped? (a) pick one plan (b) see if it helped
14. 14.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
15. 15.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
16. 16.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) know what is wrong (c) give up (d) try any idea
17. 17.🛠️ 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) ignoring the problem (c) staying calm (d) trying again
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) trying again (c) drawing a diagram (d) staying calm
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) repeating the same try (c) making a list (d) blaming others
21. 21.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) ignore it (b) cry about it (c) split it into parts (d) wait for luck
22. 22.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
23. 23.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
24. 24.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
25. 25.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or list possible fixes? (a) pick one plan (b) list possible fixes
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or choose the best idea? (a) see if it helped (b) choose the best idea
27. 27.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to waste time (c) to find the best one (d) to confuse people
30. 30.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) breaking it into parts (c) guessing wildly (d) drawing a diagram
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or try it out? (a) pick one plan (b) try it out
33. 33.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) blaming others (c) breaking it into parts (d) making a list
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) guessing wildly (c) staying calm (d) ignoring the problem
36. 36.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) making a list (c) giving up at once (d) panicking
37. 37.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
38. 38.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 3

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