Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

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

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