Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

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

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