Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 192 · 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) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
2. 2.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) breaking it into parts (c) panicking (d) repeating the same try
5. 5.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) panicking (c) giving up at once (d) making a list
8. 8.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to find the best one (b) no reason (c) to confuse people (d) to waste time
9. 9.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) know what is wrong (c) blame someone (d) give up
10. 10.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) guessing wildly (c) making a list (d) drawing a diagram
12. 12.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) drawing a diagram (c) blaming others (d) staying calm
13. 13.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
14. 14.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) a teacher or parent (c) only a stranger (d) nobody ever
15. 15.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) blaming others (c) drawing a diagram (d) giving up at once
16. 16.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) guessing wildly (c) blaming others (d) staying calm
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
19. 19.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
20. 20.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
21. 21.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or think of ideas? (a) try it out (b) think of ideas
23. 23.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) repeating the same try (c) giving up at once (d) drawing a diagram
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) blaming others (c) guessing wildly (d) trying again
26. 26.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) blaming others (c) making a list (d) panicking
27. 27.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or choose the best idea? (a) think of ideas (b) choose the best idea
28. 28.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) stop cycling (b) buy a new cycle (c) kick the cycle (d) look at what is wrong
30. 30.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) panicking (b) staying calm (c) making a list (d) drawing a diagram
31. 31.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or choose the best idea? (a) understand the problem (b) choose the best idea
33. 33.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
34. 34.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
35. 35.🛠️ 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
36. 36.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) giving up at once (b) breaking it into parts (c) staying calm (d) drawing a diagram
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or try it out? (a) think of ideas (b) try it out
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) trying again (c) repeating the same try (d) staying calm

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