Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 250 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) breaking it into parts (c) blaming others (d) drawing a diagram
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
4. 4.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) breaking it into parts (c) giving up at once (d) blaming others
5. 5.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
6. 6.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🛠️ 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
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
10. 10.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or choose the best idea? (a) put the plan to work (b) choose the best idea
12. 12.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
13. 13.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or pick one plan? (a) see if it helped (b) pick one plan
14. 14.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) asking for help (c) giving up at once (d) blaming others
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) making a list (c) panicking (d) repeating the same try
16. 16.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) blaming others (c) guessing wildly (d) ignoring the problem
18. 18.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) ignoring the problem (c) repeating the same try (d) making a list
19. 19.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
20. 20.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) panicking (c) blaming others (d) staying calm
22. 22.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
23. 23.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) ignoring the problem (c) trying again (d) panicking
24. 24.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
25. 25.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
26. 26.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) hide it (c) try another idea (d) blame the tools
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) drawing a diagram (c) guessing wildly (d) asking for help
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or think of ideas? (a) see if it helped (b) think of ideas
29. 29.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or think of ideas? (a) try it out (b) think of ideas
31. 31.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) staying calm (b) blaming others (c) repeating the same try (d) ignoring the problem
32. 32.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) wait for luck (b) cry about it (c) split it into parts (d) ignore it
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or see if it helped? (a) think of ideas (b) see if it helped
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) staying calm (c) making a list (d) trying again
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) repeating the same try (c) asking for help (d) guessing wildly
36. 36.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) only a stranger (b) a teacher or parent (c) nobody ever (d) a rumour
37. 37.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) asking for help (c) ignoring the problem (d) making a list
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) drawing a diagram (c) panicking (d) making a list
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or pick one plan? (a) check if it worked (b) pick one plan
40. 40.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False

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