Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 189 · 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: put the plan to work? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
2. 2.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or check if it worked? (a) put the plan to work (b) check if it worked
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) staying calm (c) giving up at once (d) ignoring the problem
4. 4.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) only a stranger (b) nobody ever (c) a teacher or parent (d) a rumour
5. 5.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
6. 6.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
7. 7.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
8. 8.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) staying calm (c) panicking (d) breaking it into parts
9. 9.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) drawing a diagram (c) asking for help (d) panicking
12. 12.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) staying calm (c) blaming others (d) trying again
13. 13.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) ignoring the problem (b) breaking it into parts (c) drawing a diagram (d) asking for help
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or list possible fixes? (a) try it out (b) list possible fixes
15. 15.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) making a list (c) repeating the same try (d) trying again
17. 17.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) wait for luck (b) ignore it (c) split it into parts (d) cry about it
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or put the plan to work? (a) understand the problem (b) put the plan to work
20. 20.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
21. 21.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) try any idea (c) know what is wrong (d) give up
22. 22.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) trying again (c) giving up at once (d) staying calm
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) drawing a diagram (c) giving up at once (d) panicking
25. 25.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
26. 26.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
28. 28.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) look at what is wrong (c) stop cycling (d) kick the cycle
29. 29.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) staying calm (b) ignoring the problem (c) repeating the same try (d) guessing wildly
31. 31.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or choose the best idea? (a) try it out (b) choose the best idea
33. 33.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) giving up at once (c) panicking (d) asking for help
34. 34.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or choose the best idea? (a) put the plan to work (b) choose the best idea
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or try it out? (a) choose the best idea (b) try it out
39. 39.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) asking for help (c) guessing wildly (d) trying again

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