Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 202 · 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.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
3. 3.🛠️ 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
4. 4.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) give up (c) know what is wrong (d) try any idea
5. 5.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or pick one plan? (a) check if it worked (b) pick one plan
6. 6.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) only a stranger (b) a teacher or parent (c) a rumour (d) nobody ever
7. 7.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) look at what is wrong (c) stop cycling (d) kick the cycle
8. 8.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) asking for help (b) giving up at once (c) panicking (d) guessing wildly
9. 9.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
10. 10.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
12. 12.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
13. 13.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) ignoring the problem (c) making a list (d) breaking it into parts
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or pick one plan? (a) list possible fixes (b) pick one plan
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) making a list (c) panicking (d) trying again
16. 16.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or say what is wrong? (a) choose the best idea (b) say what is wrong
18. 18.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) giving up at once (c) repeating the same try (d) blaming others
20. 20.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) staying calm (c) asking for help (d) repeating the same try
22. 22.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or think of ideas? (a) see if it helped (b) think of ideas
23. 23.🛠️ 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
24. 24.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
25. 25.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or see if it helped? (a) list possible fixes (b) see if it helped
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or pick one plan? (a) think of ideas (b) pick one plan
27. 27.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) repeating the same try (c) making a list (d) giving up at once
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or try it out? (a) say what is wrong (b) try it out
30. 30.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) to find the best one (c) no reason (d) to waste time
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or understand the problem? (a) check if it worked (b) understand the problem
32. 32.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
34. 34.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
35. 35.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) making a list (c) panicking (d) drawing a diagram
36. 36.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) repeating the same try (b) staying calm (c) breaking it into parts (d) drawing a diagram
37. 37.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
38. 38.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or think of ideas? (a) choose the best idea (b) think of ideas
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or list possible fixes? (a) try it out (b) list possible fixes

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