Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

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

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