Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 179 · 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.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) give up (c) know what is wrong (d) blame someone
2. 2.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
3. 3.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or say what is wrong? (a) list possible fixes (b) say what is wrong
5. 5.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or understand the problem? (a) see if it helped (b) understand the problem
6. 6.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) trying again (c) panicking (d) guessing wildly
8. 8.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or check if it worked? (a) understand the problem (b) check if it worked
9. 9.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) kick the cycle (c) stop cycling (d) look at what is wrong
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) breaking it into parts (c) giving up at once (d) blaming others
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) making a list (c) giving up at once (d) panicking
13. 13.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) blaming others (c) repeating the same try (d) making a list
14. 14.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
16. 16.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) guessing wildly (c) making a list (d) drawing a diagram
20. 20.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) nobody ever (b) a rumour (c) a teacher or parent (d) only a stranger
22. 22.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) panicking (c) staying calm (d) blaming others
23. 23.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) give up (c) hide it (d) try another idea
24. 24.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
25. 25.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
26. 26.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
27. 27.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) breaking it into parts (c) repeating the same try (d) asking for help
29. 29.🛠️ 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
30. 30.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) asking for help (c) making a list (d) panicking
32. 32.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or think of ideas? (a) put the plan to work (b) think of ideas
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or understand the problem? (a) try it out (b) understand the problem
36. 36.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
37. 37.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or choose the best idea? (a) try it out (b) choose the best idea
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or list possible fixes? (a) choose the best idea (b) list possible fixes
40. 40.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) breaking it into parts (c) making a list (d) ignoring the problem

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