Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 190 · 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.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
2. 2.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
4. 4.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to waste time (b) to find the best one (c) no reason (d) to confuse people
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.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) panicking (c) making a list (d) trying again
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) blaming others (c) guessing wildly (d) ignoring the problem
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or pick one plan? (a) think of ideas (b) pick one plan
10. 10.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) trying again (c) guessing wildly (d) making a list
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) blaming others (c) giving up at once (d) ignoring the problem
14. 14.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) hide it (c) try another idea (d) give up
15. 15.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
16. 16.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) panicking (c) giving up at once (d) asking for help
17. 17.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) split it into parts (b) wait for luck (c) cry about it (d) ignore it
18. 18.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) giving up at once (c) panicking (d) staying calm
19. 19.🛠️ 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
20. 20.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
21. 21.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or see if it helped? (a) say what is wrong (b) see if it helped
22. 22.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) asking for help (c) staying calm (d) guessing wildly
24. 24.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) kick the cycle (c) look at what is wrong (d) stop cycling
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) repeating the same try (c) asking for help (d) trying again
26. 26.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
27. 27.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or think of ideas? (a) say what is wrong (b) think of ideas
28. 28.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or say what is wrong? (a) pick one plan (b) say what is wrong
31. 31.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or see if it helped? (a) choose the best idea (b) see if it helped
33. 33.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
35. 35.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) ignoring the problem (c) breaking it into parts (d) making a list
37. 37.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
38. 38.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
40. 40.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) know what is wrong (b) blame someone (c) give up (d) try any idea

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