Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 176 · 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 problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
2. 2.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or list possible fixes? (a) check if it worked (b) list possible fixes
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) panicking (c) repeating the same try (d) staying calm
5. 5.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) wait for luck (b) cry about it (c) ignore it (d) split it into parts
6. 6.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
7. 7.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) look at what is wrong (b) kick the cycle (c) stop cycling (d) buy a new cycle
8. 8.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) staying calm (c) repeating the same try (d) drawing a diagram
10. 10.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
11. 11.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) a teacher or parent (c) only a stranger (d) nobody ever
12. 12.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
13. 13.🛠️ 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
14. 14.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) staying calm (c) giving up at once (d) guessing wildly
15. 15.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or choose the best idea? (a) think of ideas (b) choose the best idea
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) giving up at once (c) ignoring the problem (d) breaking it into parts
17. 17.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
18. 18.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) making a list (c) repeating the same try (d) panicking
19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or see if it helped? (a) put the plan to work (b) see if it helped
20. 20.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or choose the best idea? (a) check if it worked (b) choose the best idea
21. 21.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
22. 22.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) ignoring the problem (c) asking for help (d) repeating the same try
23. 23.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) staying calm (c) giving up at once (d) asking for help
24. 24.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
25. 25.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or choose the best idea? (a) try it out (b) choose the best idea
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) trying again (c) staying calm (d) breaking it into parts
27. 27.🛠️ 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) panicking (c) making a list (d) trying again
29. 29.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
30. 30.🛠️ 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
31. 31.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) breaking it into parts (c) guessing wildly (d) making a list
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) blaming others (c) trying again (d) repeating the same try
34. 34.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
36. 36.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
39. 39.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
40. 40.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it

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