Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 216 · 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.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) blame someone (c) know what is wrong (d) give up
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
3. 3.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) asking for help (c) staying calm (d) giving up at once
5. 5.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) guessing wildly (c) drawing a diagram (d) panicking
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
7. 7.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) try another idea (b) hide it (c) blame the tools (d) give up
8. 8.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
9. 9.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) ignoring the problem (c) blaming others (d) panicking
12. 12.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) making a list (c) breaking it into parts (d) panicking
14. 14.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) trying again (b) blaming others (c) giving up at once (d) guessing wildly
15. 15.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) split it into parts (b) cry about it (c) wait for luck (d) ignore it
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or say what is wrong? (a) check if it worked (b) say what is wrong
17. 17.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) nobody ever (b) only a stranger (c) a rumour (d) a teacher or parent
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) drawing a diagram (c) making a list (d) giving up at once
19. 19.🛠️ 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
20. 20.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) trying again (c) breaking it into parts (d) blaming others
21. 21.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
22. 22.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
23. 23.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
24. 24.🛠️ 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
25. 25.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or try it out? (a) choose the best idea (b) try it out
27. 27.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) giving up at once (c) staying calm (d) blaming others
29. 29.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
30. 30.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) stop cycling (c) look at what is wrong (d) kick the cycle
31. 31.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) ignoring the problem (c) breaking it into parts (d) drawing a diagram
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or see if it helped? (a) understand the problem (b) see if it helped
33. 33.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) panicking (c) ignoring the problem (d) making a list
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or check if it worked? (a) pick one plan (b) check if it worked
35. 35.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
36. 36.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or see if it helped? (a) think of ideas (b) see if it helped
37. 37.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or pick one plan? (a) see if it helped (b) pick one plan

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