Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 191 · 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: see if it helped? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
2. 2.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) only a stranger (c) nobody ever (d) a teacher or parent
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) staying calm (c) giving up at once (d) asking for help
4. 4.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
5. 5.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
6. 6.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) try any idea (c) give up (d) know what is wrong
7. 7.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
8. 8.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) ignoring the problem (c) blaming others (d) drawing a diagram
9. 9.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) drawing a diagram (c) asking for help (d) staying calm
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 is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) making a list (c) panicking (d) ignoring the problem
13. 13.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or put the plan to work? (a) check if it worked (b) put the plan to work
15. 15.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) stop cycling (b) look at what is wrong (c) kick the cycle (d) buy a new cycle
16. 16.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) try another idea (c) hide it (d) blame the tools
17. 17.🛠️ 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
18. 18.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) ignoring the problem (c) guessing wildly (d) staying calm
20. 20.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to find the best one (b) no reason (c) to waste time (d) to confuse people
21. 21.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or say what is wrong? (a) see if it helped (b) say what is wrong
22. 22.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or say what is wrong? (a) put the plan to work (b) say what is wrong
23. 23.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) making a list (c) repeating the same try (d) panicking
24. 24.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) ignoring the problem (c) trying again (d) guessing wildly
25. 25.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or put the plan to work? (a) pick one plan (b) put the plan to work
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or choose the best idea? (a) try it out (b) choose the best idea
27. 27.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
30. 30.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) blaming others (b) staying calm (c) breaking it into parts (d) trying again
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or understand the problem? (a) think of ideas (b) understand the problem
32. 32.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
33. 33.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) asking for help (c) breaking it into parts (d) panicking
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or understand the problem? (a) try it out (b) understand the problem
35. 35.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) blaming others (c) asking for help (d) guessing wildly
36. 36.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) giving up at once (c) drawing a diagram (d) making a list
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.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
39. 39.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
40. 40.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False

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