Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 183 · 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) repeating the same try (b) trying again (c) making a list (d) drawing a diagram
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) staying calm (c) repeating the same try (d) giving up at once
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
4. 4.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) wait for luck (b) ignore it (c) split it into parts (d) cry about it
5. 5.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a teacher or parent (b) only a stranger (c) nobody ever (d) a rumour
6. 6.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
7. 7.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
8. 8.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or try it out? (a) choose the best idea (b) try it out
9. 9.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
11. 11.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
12. 12.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) drawing a diagram (c) asking for help (d) guessing wildly
13. 13.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
14. 14.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) guessing wildly (c) staying calm (d) repeating the same try
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) trying again (c) repeating the same try (d) giving up at once
16. 16.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
17. 17.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
18. 18.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or list possible fixes? (a) pick one plan (b) list possible fixes
21. 21.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
24. 24.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
25. 25.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) ignoring the problem (c) breaking it into parts (d) blaming others
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) drawing a diagram (c) giving up at once (d) asking for help
27. 27.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
28. 28.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
30. 30.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to waste time (c) to confuse people (d) to find the best one
31. 31.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) drawing a diagram (c) breaking it into parts (d) giving up at once
32. 32.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) breaking it into parts (c) guessing wildly (d) drawing a diagram
34. 34.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
35. 35.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
36. 36.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) look at what is wrong (b) buy a new cycle (c) kick the cycle (d) stop cycling
37. 37.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) giving up at once (c) trying again (d) blaming others
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or list possible fixes? (a) put the plan to work (b) list possible fixes
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or list possible fixes? (a) try it out (b) list possible fixes
40. 40.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 3

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