Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

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

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