Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 210 · 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: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
3. 3.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to waste time (b) to find the best one (c) to confuse people (d) no reason
4. 4.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) repeating the same try (c) asking for help (d) blaming others
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) panicking (c) making a list (d) ignoring the problem
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
7. 7.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or pick one plan? (a) try it out (b) pick one plan
8. 8.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) kick the cycle (b) buy a new cycle (c) stop cycling (d) look at what is wrong
10. 10.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or understand the problem? (a) check if it worked (b) understand the problem
11. 11.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) giving up at once (c) blaming others (d) drawing a diagram
13. 13.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) drawing a diagram (b) guessing wildly (c) panicking (d) repeating the same try
14. 14.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) making a list (c) trying again (d) blaming others
15. 15.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
16. 16.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) only a stranger (b) nobody ever (c) a rumour (d) a teacher or parent
17. 17.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) know what is wrong (c) blame someone (d) give up
18. 18.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
20. 20.🛠️ 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
21. 21.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
22. 22.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
23. 23.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) breaking it into parts (c) repeating the same try (d) guessing wildly
24. 24.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
27. 27.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
29. 29.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) ignoring the problem (b) trying again (c) breaking it into parts (d) staying calm
30. 30.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
31. 31.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
32. 32.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) panicking (c) giving up at once (d) repeating the same try
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or choose the best idea? (a) think of ideas (b) choose the best idea
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) breaking it into parts (c) staying calm (d) asking for help
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) staying calm (c) breaking it into parts (d) making a list
38. 38.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or try it out? (a) choose the best idea (b) try it out
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or see if it helped? (a) pick one plan (b) see if it helped

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