Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 246 · 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: think of ideas? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
2. 2.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
4. 4.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or try it out? (a) pick one plan (b) try it out
5. 5.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) staying calm (c) panicking (d) guessing wildly
6. 6.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) guessing wildly (c) blaming others (d) drawing a diagram
8. 8.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
9. 9.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
10. 10.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) try any idea (c) give up (d) know what is wrong
11. 11.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
12. 12.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
13. 13.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
14. 14.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or think of ideas? (a) check if it worked (b) think of ideas
16. 16.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
17. 17.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or see if it helped? (a) think of ideas (b) see if it helped
18. 18.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🛠️ 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
20. 20.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) stop cycling (b) kick the cycle (c) buy a new cycle (d) look at what is wrong
21. 21.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) making a list (c) breaking it into parts (d) giving up at once
23. 23.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
25. 25.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) a teacher or parent (c) only a stranger (d) nobody ever
26. 26.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
27. 27.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) breaking it into parts (b) giving up at once (c) ignoring the problem (d) repeating the same try
28. 28.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or put the plan to work? (a) think of ideas (b) put the plan to work
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) panicking (c) making a list (d) breaking it into parts
31. 31.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) to find the best one (c) no reason (d) to waste time
32. 32.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
33. 33.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) ignoring the problem (c) trying again (d) asking for help
34. 34.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) ignore it (c) wait for luck (d) split it into parts
35. 35.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) guessing wildly (b) drawing a diagram (c) asking for help (d) making a list
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) guessing wildly (c) making a list (d) giving up at once
37. 37.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
38. 38.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
39. 39.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way

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