Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 173 · 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) staying calm (b) guessing wildly (c) breaking it into parts (d) asking for help
2. 2.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or think of ideas? (a) try it out (b) think of ideas
3. 3.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) blame the tools (c) hide it (d) try another idea
4. 4.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a teacher or parent (b) a rumour (c) nobody ever (d) only a stranger
5. 5.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) staying calm (c) guessing wildly (d) blaming others
6. 6.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
7. 7.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
8. 8.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) give up (c) know what is wrong (d) blame someone
10. 10.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) blaming others (c) panicking (d) trying again
12. 12.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
13. 13.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
14. 14.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
16. 16.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) repeating the same try (b) drawing a diagram (c) breaking it into parts (d) making a list
17. 17.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
19. 19.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
20. 20.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or think of ideas? (a) check if it worked (b) think of ideas
21. 21.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🛠️ 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) drawing a diagram (c) ignoring the problem (d) breaking it into parts
24. 24.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) panicking (c) blaming others (d) making a list
26. 26.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) kick the cycle (b) buy a new cycle (c) stop cycling (d) look at what is wrong
27. 27.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or pick one plan? (a) say what is wrong (b) pick one plan
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) ignoring the problem (c) staying calm (d) repeating the same try
29. 29.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) to waste time (c) no reason (d) to find the best one
30. 30.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or check if it worked? (a) pick one plan (b) check if it worked
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or think of ideas? (a) understand the problem (b) think of ideas
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) staying calm (c) panicking (d) trying again
34. 34.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) staying calm (c) giving up at once (d) asking for help
35. 35.🛠️ 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
36. 36.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) giving up at once (c) repeating the same try (d) breaking it into parts
37. 37.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
38. 38.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) ignore it (b) cry about it (c) wait for luck (d) split it into parts
39. 39.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
40. 40.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True

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