Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 172 · 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) making a list (b) ignoring the problem (c) breaking it into parts (d) staying calm
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) repeating the same try (c) trying again (d) panicking
5. 5.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) breaking it into parts (c) panicking (d) drawing a diagram
7. 7.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
9. 9.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) making a list (b) guessing wildly (c) repeating the same try (d) giving up at once
10. 10.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) asking for help (c) repeating the same try (d) breaking it into parts
11. 11.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or check if it worked? (a) put the plan to work (b) check if it worked
13. 13.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) know what is wrong (b) try any idea (c) give up (d) blame someone
14. 14.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
16. 16.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
17. 17.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) only a stranger (b) nobody ever (c) a teacher or parent (d) a rumour
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or pick one plan? (a) put the plan to work (b) pick one plan
20. 20.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to waste time (b) no reason (c) to find the best one (d) to confuse people
21. 21.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) guessing wildly (b) making a list (c) breaking it into parts (d) trying again
22. 22.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) repeating the same try (c) asking for help (d) drawing a diagram
25. 25.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or pick one plan? (a) list possible fixes (b) pick one plan
27. 27.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) staying calm (c) drawing a diagram (d) blaming others
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or say what is wrong? (a) choose the best idea (b) say what is wrong
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) giving up at once (c) breaking it into parts (d) staying calm
31. 31.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
32. 32.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) try another idea (b) blame the tools (c) hide it (d) give up
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or understand the problem? (a) think of ideas (b) understand the problem
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) blaming others (c) ignoring the problem (d) breaking it into parts
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) asking for help (c) breaking it into parts (d) making a list
36. 36.🛠️ 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
37. 37.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or think of ideas? (a) choose the best idea (b) think of ideas
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or understand the problem? (a) try it out (b) understand the problem
40. 40.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) breaking it into parts (c) drawing a diagram (d) blaming others

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