Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 187 · 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.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or try it out? (a) list possible fixes (b) try it out
2. 2.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) panicking (c) drawing a diagram (d) trying again
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) making a list (c) drawing a diagram (d) repeating the same try
5. 5.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
6. 6.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) know what is wrong (b) try any idea (c) blame someone (d) give up
7. 7.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) staying calm (c) giving up at once (d) drawing a diagram
9. 9.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) split it into parts (b) wait for luck (c) ignore it (d) cry about it
11. 11.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) drawing a diagram (c) asking for help (d) guessing wildly
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) blaming others (c) ignoring the problem (d) giving up at once
14. 14.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
16. 16.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) ignoring the problem (b) trying again (c) drawing a diagram (d) staying calm
18. 18.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or think of ideas? (a) understand the problem (b) think of ideas
19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or put the plan to work? (a) list possible fixes (b) put the plan to work
20. 20.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to find the best one (b) to confuse people (c) no reason (d) to waste time
21. 21.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) nobody ever (b) only a stranger (c) a teacher or parent (d) a rumour
22. 22.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) ignoring the problem (c) staying calm (d) guessing wildly
23. 23.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or choose the best idea? (a) try it out (b) choose the best idea
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) ignoring the problem (c) giving up at once (d) repeating the same try
26. 26.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) guessing wildly (c) blaming others (d) trying again
27. 27.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) kick the cycle (b) stop cycling (c) look at what is wrong (d) buy a new cycle
28. 28.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
29. 29.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) ignoring the problem (c) trying again (d) drawing a diagram
32. 32.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) guessing wildly (c) panicking (d) drawing a diagram
33. 33.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) trying again (c) asking for help (d) breaking it into parts
35. 35.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
36. 36.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) blame the tools (c) try another idea (d) hide it
37. 37.🛠️ 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
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or choose the best idea? (a) understand the problem (b) choose the best idea
40. 40.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True

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