Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 222 · 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: put the plan to work? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
2. 2.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) wait for luck (b) cry about it (c) split it into parts (d) ignore it
3. 3.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) drawing a diagram (c) trying again (d) guessing wildly
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) asking for help (c) panicking (d) repeating the same try
6. 6.🛠️ 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
7. 7.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) stop cycling (b) buy a new cycle (c) look at what is wrong (d) kick the cycle
8. 8.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) only a stranger (b) nobody ever (c) a rumour (d) a teacher or parent
9. 9.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
10. 10.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
11. 11.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or understand the problem? (a) check if it worked (b) understand the problem
13. 13.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
14. 14.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
15. 15.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) staying calm (c) making a list (d) giving up at once
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) guessing wildly (c) giving up at once (d) panicking
17. 17.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
18. 18.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
21. 21.🛠️ 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) staying calm (c) drawing a diagram (d) trying again
23. 23.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or try it out? (a) pick one plan (b) try it out
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) trying again (c) drawing a diagram (d) blaming others
26. 26.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) staying calm (b) giving up at once (c) blaming others (d) repeating the same try
27. 27.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
28. 28.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
29. 29.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
30. 30.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) giving up at once (c) repeating the same try (d) drawing a diagram
31. 31.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
33. 33.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) hide it (c) try another idea (d) give up
34. 34.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or pick one plan? (a) list possible fixes (b) pick one plan
36. 36.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) panicking (c) trying again (d) ignoring the problem
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) staying calm (c) drawing a diagram (d) trying again
38. 38.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) drawing a diagram (c) guessing wildly (d) making a list
39. 39.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) blaming others (c) repeating the same try (d) making a list
40. 40.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) breaking it into parts (b) blaming others (c) panicking (d) guessing wildly

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