Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 230 · 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.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or say what is wrong? (a) list possible fixes (b) say what is wrong
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
3. 3.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) ignoring the problem (c) staying calm (d) repeating the same try
4. 4.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or try it out? (a) understand the problem (b) try it out
5. 5.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) a teacher or parent (c) only a stranger (d) nobody ever
7. 7.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or see if it helped? (a) choose the best idea (b) see if it helped
8. 8.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or choose the best idea? (a) try it out (b) choose the best idea
9. 9.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) giving up at once (c) trying again (d) breaking it into parts
11. 11.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) ignoring the problem (c) giving up at once (d) trying again
13. 13.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
14. 14.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) look at what is wrong (b) stop cycling (c) kick the cycle (d) buy a new cycle
15. 15.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or pick one plan? (a) list possible fixes (b) pick one plan
16. 16.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) hide it (c) try another idea (d) blame the tools
17. 17.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
19. 19.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) staying calm (c) making a list (d) panicking
20. 20.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) giving up at once (c) repeating the same try (d) drawing a diagram
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) staying calm (c) blaming others (d) trying again
22. 22.🛠️ 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
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or think of ideas? (a) pick one plan (b) think of ideas
24. 24.🛠️ 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
25. 25.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or understand the problem? (a) list possible fixes (b) understand the problem
26. 26.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) asking for help (c) drawing a diagram (d) repeating the same try
27. 27.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
28. 28.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
29. 29.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or choose the best idea? (a) check if it worked (b) choose the best idea
31. 31.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
32. 32.🛠️ 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
33. 33.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) blaming others (c) ignoring the problem (d) asking for help
34. 34.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or try it out? (a) think of ideas (b) try it out
36. 36.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) blaming others (c) ignoring the problem (d) making a list
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) breaking it into parts (c) panicking (d) ignoring the problem
38. 38.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
40. 40.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way

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