Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 227 · 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: check if it worked? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
2. 2.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) ignoring the problem (c) making a list (d) drawing a diagram
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) guessing wildly (c) asking for help (d) ignoring the problem
4. 4.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) breaking it into parts (c) trying again (d) ignoring the problem
6. 6.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
7. 7.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or check if it worked? (a) think of ideas (b) check if it worked
10. 10.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
11. 11.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to waste time (b) no reason (c) to find the best one (d) to confuse people
12. 12.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) nobody ever (b) a rumour (c) only a stranger (d) a teacher or parent
13. 13.🛠️ 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
14. 14.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) give up (b) try any idea (c) blame someone (d) know what is wrong
15. 15.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) making a list (c) giving up at once (d) trying again
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) blaming others (c) drawing a diagram (d) panicking
19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or check if it worked? (a) pick one plan (b) check if it worked
20. 20.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or understand the problem? (a) try it out (b) understand the problem
21. 21.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) panicking (b) breaking it into parts (c) trying again (d) staying calm
22. 22.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
23. 23.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) blame the tools (c) try another idea (d) give up
24. 24.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) panicking (c) breaking it into parts (d) giving up at once
25. 25.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) stop cycling (c) kick the cycle (d) look at what is wrong
26. 26.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
27. 27.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
28. 28.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
29. 29.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or think of ideas? (a) put the plan to work (b) think of ideas
32. 32.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) blaming others (c) staying calm (d) making a list
35. 35.🛠️ 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
36. 36.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or check if it worked? (a) say what is wrong (b) check if it worked
38. 38.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🛠️ 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

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