Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 221 · 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: see if it helped? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
2. 2.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) split it into parts (b) ignore it (c) cry about it (d) wait for luck
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
4. 4.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) giving up at once (c) breaking it into parts (d) staying calm
6. 6.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or pick one plan? (a) try it out (b) pick one plan
7. 7.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
8. 8.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) breaking it into parts (c) staying calm (d) ignoring the problem
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) breaking it into parts (c) trying again (d) making a list
10. 10.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
11. 11.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) giving up at once (c) panicking (d) making a list
13. 13.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
14. 14.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
15. 15.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) breaking it into parts (b) panicking (c) giving up at once (d) repeating the same try
16. 16.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or choose the best idea? (a) think of ideas (b) choose the best idea
18. 18.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
19. 19.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) giving up at once (c) breaking it into parts (d) repeating the same try
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) panicking (c) asking for help (d) guessing wildly
22. 22.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) drawing a diagram (c) panicking (d) giving up at once
23. 23.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a teacher or parent (b) a rumour (c) nobody ever (d) only a stranger
25. 25.🛠️ 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
26. 26.🛠️ 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
27. 27.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or choose the best idea? (a) try it out (b) choose the best idea
28. 28.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
29. 29.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) blaming others (b) trying again (c) breaking it into parts (d) making a list
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or list possible fixes? (a) pick one plan (b) list possible fixes
31. 31.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
32. 32.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) trying again (c) breaking it into parts (d) repeating the same try
33. 33.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or think of ideas? (a) choose the best idea (b) think of ideas
36. 36.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) breaking it into parts (c) giving up at once (d) staying calm
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) drawing a diagram (c) panicking (d) staying calm
39. 39.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
40. 40.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way

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