Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 193 · 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: pick one plan? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
2. 2.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
4. 4.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) giving up at once (c) staying calm (d) breaking it into parts
7. 7.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
9. 9.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) stop cycling (b) buy a new cycle (c) look at what is wrong (d) kick the cycle
10. 10.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) panicking (c) repeating the same try (d) trying again
11. 11.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) guessing wildly (c) making a list (d) panicking
13. 13.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to waste time (b) to confuse people (c) no reason (d) to find the best one
14. 14.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) only a stranger (b) a teacher or parent (c) nobody ever (d) a rumour
16. 16.🛠️ 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) drawing a diagram (c) asking for help (d) giving up at once
18. 18.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or say what is wrong? (a) think of ideas (b) say what is wrong
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) drawing a diagram (c) giving up at once (d) panicking
21. 21.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or list possible fixes? (a) choose the best idea (b) list possible fixes
22. 22.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
23. 23.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or try it out? (a) choose the best idea (b) try it out
25. 25.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) asking for help (c) blaming others (d) panicking
26. 26.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
27. 27.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🛠️ 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) ignoring the problem (c) blaming others (d) breaking it into parts
30. 30.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) know what is wrong (b) give up (c) try any idea (d) blame someone
31. 31.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or put the plan to work? (a) see if it helped (b) put the plan to work
33. 33.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) give up (c) try another idea (d) hide it
34. 34.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) breaking it into parts (c) asking for help (d) panicking
36. 36.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or pick one plan? (a) understand the problem (b) pick one plan
37. 37.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
38. 38.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
39. 39.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
40. 40.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it

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