Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 220 · 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.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) kick the cycle (c) stop cycling (d) look at what is wrong
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) ignoring the problem (c) repeating the same try (d) guessing wildly
3. 3.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) staying calm (b) guessing wildly (c) giving up at once (d) panicking
4. 4.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
5. 5.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or check if it worked? (a) list possible fixes (b) check if it worked
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
7. 7.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or put the plan to work? (a) choose the best idea (b) put the plan to work
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) making a list (c) breaking it into parts (d) repeating the same try
9. 9.🛠️ 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
10. 10.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
11. 11.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
12. 12.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or list possible fixes? (a) try it out (b) list possible fixes
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
14. 14.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
15. 15.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) give up (b) know what is wrong (c) try any idea (d) blame someone
16. 16.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) try another idea (c) give up (d) blame the tools
17. 17.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) making a list (c) staying calm (d) repeating the same try
18. 18.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or think of ideas? (a) understand the problem (b) think of ideas
20. 20.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) to waste time (c) to find the best one (d) no reason
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) blaming others (c) making a list (d) giving up at once
23. 23.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) blaming others (c) trying again (d) panicking
25. 25.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
27. 27.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
28. 28.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
29. 29.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
30. 30.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) blaming others (c) breaking it into parts (d) asking for help
31. 31.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) nobody ever (c) a teacher or parent (d) only a stranger
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or understand the problem? (a) try it out (b) understand the problem
34. 34.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
36. 36.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
37. 37.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) trying again (c) panicking (d) giving up at once
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) staying calm (c) panicking (d) trying again
39. 39.🛠️ 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
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or say what is wrong? (a) pick one plan (b) say what is wrong

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