Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 232 · 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) stop cycling (b) look at what is wrong (c) buy a new cycle (d) kick the cycle
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) asking for help (c) breaking it into parts (d) giving up at once
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) repeating the same try (c) panicking (d) breaking it into parts
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.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) know what is wrong (b) blame someone (c) try any idea (d) give up
8. 8.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) blaming others (c) breaking it into parts (d) staying calm
9. 9.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
10. 10.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) asking for help (c) guessing wildly (d) blaming others
12. 12.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
13. 13.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or pick one plan? (a) think of ideas (b) pick one plan
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.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) only a stranger (c) a teacher or parent (d) nobody ever
16. 16.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) making a list (c) asking for help (d) guessing wildly
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 is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) guessing wildly (c) repeating the same try (d) trying again
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) staying calm (c) asking for help (d) blaming others
21. 21.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to find the best one (b) to confuse people (c) no reason (d) to waste time
22. 22.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
23. 23.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🛠️ 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
25. 25.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) making a list (c) breaking it into parts (d) giving up at once
26. 26.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) guessing wildly (c) making a list (d) asking for help
29. 29.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
30. 30.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) drawing a diagram (c) repeating the same try (d) guessing wildly
31. 31.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) making a list (c) asking for help (d) panicking
32. 32.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or choose the best idea? (a) see if it helped (b) choose the best idea
34. 34.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
35. 35.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
36. 36.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) split it into parts (b) ignore it (c) cry about it (d) wait for luck
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or pick one plan? (a) check if it worked (b) pick one plan
38. 38.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) giving up at once (c) staying calm (d) repeating the same try
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) panicking (c) drawing a diagram (d) trying again
40. 40.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) try another idea (b) give up (c) hide it (d) blame the tools

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