Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 239 · 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 see if it helped? (a) list possible fixes (b) see if it helped
2. 2.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or pick one plan? (a) think of ideas (b) pick one plan
3. 3.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
4. 4.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) guessing wildly (c) giving up at once (d) drawing a diagram
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) breaking it into parts (c) repeating the same try (d) giving up at once
6. 6.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or choose the best idea? (a) think of ideas (b) choose the best idea
7. 7.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) look at what is wrong (b) kick the cycle (c) buy a new cycle (d) stop cycling
8. 8.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) asking for help (c) blaming others (d) making a list
9. 9.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) panicking (c) staying calm (d) repeating the same try
11. 11.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
12. 12.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) give up (c) know what is wrong (d) blame someone
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.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or understand the problem? (a) list possible fixes (b) understand the problem
15. 15.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or list possible fixes? (a) try it out (b) list possible fixes
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) staying calm (c) giving up at once (d) asking for help
17. 17.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or list possible fixes? (a) choose the best idea (b) list possible fixes
18. 18.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a teacher or parent (b) only a stranger (c) a rumour (d) nobody ever
20. 20.🛠️ 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) ignoring the problem (c) making a list (d) drawing a diagram
22. 22.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) panicking (c) guessing wildly (d) staying calm
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or choose the best idea? (a) say what is wrong (b) choose the best idea
24. 24.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) blame the tools (c) give up (d) try another idea
25. 25.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or list possible fixes? (a) say what is wrong (b) list possible fixes
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) asking for help (c) blaming others (d) trying again
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) staying calm (c) trying again (d) repeating the same try
29. 29.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) staying calm (c) asking for help (d) guessing wildly
30. 30.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or think of ideas? (a) see if it helped (b) think of ideas
32. 32.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or think of ideas? (a) choose the best idea (b) think of ideas
34. 34.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) giving up at once (b) trying again (c) staying calm (d) asking for help
35. 35.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
36. 36.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or think of ideas? (a) check if it worked (b) think of ideas
38. 38.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
39. 39.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) repeating the same try (b) drawing a diagram (c) making a list (d) breaking it into parts
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or understand the problem? (a) think of ideas (b) understand the problem

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