Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 207 · 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: think of ideas? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
2. 2.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) nobody ever (b) only a stranger (c) a rumour (d) a teacher or parent
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
4. 4.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) panicking (c) breaking it into parts (d) staying calm
6. 6.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
7. 7.🛠️ 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
8. 8.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
9. 9.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) blaming others (c) drawing a diagram (d) ignoring the problem
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) making a list (c) blaming others (d) drawing a diagram
12. 12.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or pick one plan? (a) check if it worked (b) pick one plan
15. 15.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or try it out? (a) choose the best idea (b) try it out
16. 16.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
17. 17.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) give up (c) blame the tools (d) try another idea
18. 18.🛠️ 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
19. 19.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) repeating the same try (c) blaming others (d) asking for help
20. 20.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) stop cycling (b) look at what is wrong (c) buy a new cycle (d) kick the cycle
21. 21.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) ignore it (b) wait for luck (c) split it into parts (d) cry about it
22. 22.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
23. 23.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
24. 24.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
25. 25.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) guessing wildly (c) repeating the same try (d) staying calm
27. 27.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
28. 28.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) know what is wrong (b) give up (c) blame someone (d) try any idea
29. 29.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
30. 30.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) drawing a diagram (c) repeating the same try (d) blaming others
32. 32.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) ignoring the problem (c) guessing wildly (d) breaking it into parts
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or see if it helped? (a) think of ideas (b) see if it helped
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) panicking (c) staying calm (d) ignoring the problem
35. 35.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to confuse people (c) to find the best one (d) to waste time
36. 36.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) staying calm (c) repeating the same try (d) trying again
37. 37.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🛠️ 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
39. 39.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
40. 40.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False

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