Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 198 · 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 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
2. 2.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) panicking (c) staying calm (d) trying again
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) staying calm (c) panicking (d) guessing wildly
5. 5.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or put the plan to work? (a) understand the problem (b) put the plan to work
6. 6.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) repeating the same try (c) ignoring the problem (d) drawing a diagram
8. 8.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or pick one plan? (a) understand the problem (b) pick one plan
10. 10.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) ignoring the problem (b) breaking it into parts (c) staying calm (d) trying again
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or choose the best idea? (a) try it out (b) choose the best idea
12. 12.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) no reason (c) to waste time (d) to find the best one
13. 13.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) give up (c) blame the tools (d) try another idea
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) staying calm (c) making a list (d) trying again
15. 15.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or think of ideas? (a) pick one plan (b) think of ideas
17. 17.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or pick one plan? (a) say what is wrong (b) pick one plan
18. 18.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
19. 19.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
20. 20.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or think of ideas? (a) choose the best idea (b) think of ideas
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
24. 24.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
25. 25.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) kick the cycle (b) stop cycling (c) look at what is wrong (d) buy a new cycle
26. 26.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) nobody ever (c) a teacher or parent (d) only a stranger
27. 27.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) ignoring the problem (c) giving up at once (d) drawing a diagram
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or list possible fixes? (a) understand the problem (b) list possible fixes
29. 29.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) asking for help (c) repeating the same try (d) breaking it into parts
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or try it out? (a) say what is wrong (b) try it out
31. 31.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) ignoring the problem (c) repeating the same try (d) asking for help
32. 32.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
33. 33.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) guessing wildly (c) staying calm (d) repeating the same try
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or list possible fixes? (a) try it out (b) list possible fixes
35. 35.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
36. 36.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or list possible fixes? (a) check if it worked (b) list possible fixes
38. 38.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) asking for help (c) guessing wildly (d) breaking it into parts
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or understand the problem? (a) see if it helped (b) understand the problem

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