Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

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

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