Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 169 · 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 gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) ignoring the problem (c) staying calm (d) drawing a diagram
2. 2.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or put the plan to work? (a) check if it worked (b) put the plan to work
3. 3.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) hide it (c) try another idea (d) give up
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) staying calm (c) breaking it into parts (d) asking for help
5. 5.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) staying calm (c) blaming others (d) drawing a diagram
6. 6.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
7. 7.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or see if it helped? (a) choose the best idea (b) see if it helped
10. 10.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) know what is wrong (c) give up (d) try any idea
11. 11.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
12. 12.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a teacher or parent (b) nobody ever (c) only a stranger (d) a rumour
13. 13.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
14. 14.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
15. 15.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) drawing a diagram (c) staying calm (d) breaking it into parts
17. 17.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) blaming others (c) asking for help (d) giving up at once
19. 19.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) asking for help (c) repeating the same try (d) trying again
20. 20.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or check if it worked? (a) choose the best idea (b) check if it worked
22. 22.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) drawing a diagram (c) blaming others (d) panicking
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or see if it helped? (a) pick one plan (b) see if it helped
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) trying again (c) drawing a diagram (d) giving up at once
25. 25.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or check if it worked? (a) pick one plan (b) check if it worked
27. 27.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or say what is wrong? (a) list possible fixes (b) say what is wrong
28. 28.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
29. 29.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) trying again (c) panicking (d) breaking it into parts
30. 30.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) trying again (c) ignoring the problem (d) making a list
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) ignoring the problem (c) repeating the same try (d) drawing a diagram
33. 33.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) breaking it into parts (c) panicking (d) giving up at once
35. 35.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
36. 36.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or list possible fixes? (a) try it out (b) list possible fixes
37. 37.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
38. 38.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
39. 39.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False

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