Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 253 · 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: pick one plan? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
3. 3.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) giving up at once (b) trying again (c) staying calm (d) drawing a diagram
4. 4.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
5. 5.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
6. 6.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) trying again (c) ignoring the problem (d) staying calm
7. 7.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or pick one plan? (a) try it out (b) pick one plan
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) guessing wildly (c) trying again (d) panicking
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
10. 10.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) trying again (b) repeating the same try (c) panicking (d) guessing wildly
11. 11.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) blaming others (c) staying calm (d) repeating the same try
12. 12.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or understand the problem? (a) pick one plan (b) understand the problem
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) making a list (c) repeating the same try (d) staying calm
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) guessing wildly (c) staying calm (d) drawing a diagram
15. 15.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to waste time (b) to confuse people (c) to find the best one (d) no reason
16. 16.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) only a stranger (b) a rumour (c) nobody ever (d) a teacher or parent
17. 17.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or list possible fixes? (a) pick one plan (b) list possible fixes
18. 18.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) know what is wrong (c) blame someone (d) give up
19. 19.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
20. 20.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
22. 22.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or think of ideas? (a) say what is wrong (b) think of ideas
23. 23.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) staying calm (c) ignoring the problem (d) giving up at once
25. 25.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
26. 26.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
27. 27.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or try it out? (a) pick one plan (b) try it out
28. 28.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
29. 29.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) blaming others (c) breaking it into parts (d) giving up at once
31. 31.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) drawing a diagram (b) blaming others (c) panicking (d) giving up at once
32. 32.🛠️ 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
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or check if it worked? (a) pick one plan (b) check if it worked
34. 34.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
35. 35.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
36. 36.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) panicking (c) asking for help (d) staying calm
37. 37.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
38. 38.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) look at what is wrong (b) buy a new cycle (c) kick the cycle (d) stop cycling
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or choose the best idea? (a) think of ideas (b) choose the best idea
40. 40.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True

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