Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 211 · 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: check if it worked? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
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.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a teacher or parent (b) a rumour (c) nobody ever (d) only a stranger
4. 4.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) giving up at once (c) panicking (d) drawing a diagram
6. 6.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) giving up at once (c) breaking it into parts (d) blaming others
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or choose the best idea? (a) put the plan to work (b) choose the best idea
10. 10.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to find the best one (c) to confuse people (d) to waste time
11. 11.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) blaming others (c) guessing wildly (d) drawing a diagram
12. 12.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
14. 14.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) give up (c) blame someone (d) know what is wrong
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) trying again (c) repeating the same try (d) blaming others
16. 16.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
17. 17.🛠️ 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
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
19. 19.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) drawing a diagram (c) giving up at once (d) trying again
20. 20.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
21. 21.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
22. 22.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
23. 23.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) give up (c) try another idea (d) blame the tools
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) giving up at once (c) staying calm (d) drawing a diagram
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) blaming others (c) ignoring the problem (d) staying calm
26. 26.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) breaking it into parts (b) ignoring the problem (c) guessing wildly (d) blaming others
27. 27.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
28. 28.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) kick the cycle (b) buy a new cycle (c) look at what is wrong (d) stop cycling
29. 29.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) blaming others (c) panicking (d) asking for help
30. 30.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) trying again (c) repeating the same try (d) ignoring the problem
33. 33.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
34. 34.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) breaking it into parts (c) repeating the same try (d) trying again
35. 35.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
36. 36.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or think of ideas? (a) understand the problem (b) think of ideas
37. 37.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) making a list (c) guessing wildly (d) staying calm
38. 38.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or list possible fixes? (a) try it out (b) list possible fixes
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) panicking (c) asking for help (d) breaking it into parts

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