Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 252 · 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: think of ideas or put the plan to work? (a) think of ideas (b) put the plan to work
2. 2.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) nobody ever (b) only a stranger (c) a rumour (d) a teacher or parent
3. 3.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or think of ideas? (a) check if it worked (b) think of ideas
4. 4.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) drawing a diagram (c) breaking it into parts (d) blaming others
5. 5.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) kick the cycle (b) stop cycling (c) look at what is wrong (d) buy a new cycle
6. 6.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) asking for help (c) blaming others (d) drawing a diagram
8. 8.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) blaming others (c) guessing wildly (d) drawing a diagram
9. 9.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
11. 11.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or see if it helped? (a) list possible fixes (b) see if it helped
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) ignoring the problem (c) asking for help (d) drawing a diagram
14. 14.🛠️ 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
15. 15.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
16. 16.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
17. 17.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) staying calm (c) guessing wildly (d) drawing a diagram
18. 18.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) making a list (c) repeating the same try (d) giving up at once
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) staying calm (c) repeating the same try (d) breaking it into parts
22. 22.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
23. 23.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) panicking (b) breaking it into parts (c) staying calm (d) making a list
24. 24.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
25. 25.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) trying again (b) repeating the same try (c) blaming others (d) giving up at once
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or think of ideas? (a) try it out (b) think of ideas
27. 27.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or see if it helped? (a) understand the problem (b) see if it helped
28. 28.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or pick one plan? (a) understand the problem (b) pick one plan
30. 30.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or check if it worked? (a) pick one plan (b) check if it worked
32. 32.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or see if it helped? (a) put the plan to work (b) see if it helped
35. 35.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) panicking (c) blaming others (d) asking for help
36. 36.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
38. 38.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
39. 39.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or check if it worked? (a) say what is wrong (b) check if it worked

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