Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 203 · 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) panicking (c) trying again (d) ignoring the problem
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) staying calm (c) repeating the same try (d) making a list
3. 3.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or list possible fixes? (a) put the plan to work (b) list possible fixes
4. 4.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
5. 5.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
6. 6.🛠️ 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
7. 7.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) guessing wildly (c) asking for help (d) giving up at once
8. 8.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or think of ideas? (a) try it out (b) think of ideas
9. 9.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) give up (c) know what is wrong (d) try any idea
11. 11.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) staying calm (c) trying again (d) blaming others
12. 12.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) ignoring the problem (c) breaking it into parts (d) guessing wildly
14. 14.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
15. 15.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or understand the problem? (a) check if it worked (b) understand the problem
17. 17.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
19. 19.🛠️ 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
20. 20.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or think of ideas? (a) say what is wrong (b) think of ideas
22. 22.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
23. 23.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) asking for help (c) breaking it into parts (d) ignoring the problem
25. 25.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) repeating the same try (c) breaking it into parts (d) giving up at once
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) guessing wildly (c) drawing a diagram (d) staying calm
27. 27.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or pick one plan? (a) think of ideas (b) pick one plan
28. 28.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to waste time (b) no reason (c) to confuse people (d) to find the best one
29. 29.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) trying again (c) giving up at once (d) staying calm
30. 30.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) try another idea (b) blame the tools (c) hide it (d) give up
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or understand the problem? (a) see if it helped (b) understand the problem
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or see if it helped? (a) understand the problem (b) see if it helped
35. 35.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a teacher or parent (b) a rumour (c) only a stranger (d) nobody ever
36. 36.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) drawing a diagram (c) trying again (d) giving up at once
39. 39.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) split it into parts (b) ignore it (c) wait for luck (d) cry about it
40. 40.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) guessing wildly (c) staying calm (d) drawing a diagram

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