Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 194 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) breaking it into parts (c) drawing a diagram (d) making a list
2. 2.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) trying again (c) guessing wildly (d) asking for help
3. 3.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or think of ideas? (a) understand the problem (b) think of ideas
4. 4.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) ignoring the problem (c) breaking it into parts (d) staying calm
6. 6.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or think of ideas? (a) put the plan to work (b) think of ideas
7. 7.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or pick one plan? (a) say what is wrong (b) pick one plan
8. 8.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) wait for luck (b) cry about it (c) ignore it (d) split it into parts
9. 9.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
11. 11.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
15. 15.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or check if it worked? (a) think of ideas (b) check if it worked
16. 16.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
17. 17.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) hide it (c) try another idea (d) give up
18. 18.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to waste time (b) to confuse people (c) to find the best one (d) no reason
19. 19.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) blaming others (c) panicking (d) trying again
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) guessing wildly (c) panicking (d) ignoring the problem
21. 21.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
22. 22.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
23. 23.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) asking for help (c) breaking it into parts (d) repeating the same try
24. 24.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
25. 25.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or see if it helped? (a) understand the problem (b) see if it helped
26. 26.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) staying calm (c) panicking (d) drawing a diagram
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) staying calm (c) blaming others (d) making a list
28. 28.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) give up (b) know what is wrong (c) blame someone (d) try any idea
29. 29.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) look at what is wrong (b) kick the cycle (c) buy a new cycle (d) stop cycling
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) staying calm (c) guessing wildly (d) making a list
31. 31.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) drawing a diagram (b) panicking (c) giving up at once (d) ignoring the problem
32. 32.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) nobody ever (b) only a stranger (c) a teacher or parent (d) a rumour
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) giving up at once (c) repeating the same try (d) breaking it into parts
34. 34.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
35. 35.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
36. 36.🛠️ 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
37. 37.🛠️ 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
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or put the plan to work? (a) say what is wrong (b) put the plan to work
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) asking for help (c) trying again (d) ignoring the problem
40. 40.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way

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