Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 257 · 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.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) try another idea (b) hide it (c) give up (d) blame the tools
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) trying again (c) drawing a diagram (d) staying calm
3. 3.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
4. 4.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
5. 5.🛠️ 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
6. 6.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or list possible fixes? (a) check if it worked (b) list possible fixes
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) giving up at once (c) panicking (d) repeating the same try
9. 9.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to find the best one (b) to waste time (c) no reason (d) to confuse people
10. 10.🛠️ 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
11. 11.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
12. 12.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or think of ideas? (a) understand the problem (b) think of ideas
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
14. 14.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) panicking (c) drawing a diagram (d) guessing wildly
15. 15.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or try it out? (a) pick one plan (b) try it out
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) trying again (c) ignoring the problem (d) drawing a diagram
18. 18.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or check if it worked? (a) list possible fixes (b) check if it worked
19. 19.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
20. 20.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
21. 21.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or think of ideas? (a) try it out (b) think of ideas
24. 24.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) guessing wildly (b) making a list (c) breaking it into parts (d) trying again
25. 25.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) only a stranger (c) nobody ever (d) a teacher or parent
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or list possible fixes? (a) put the plan to work (b) list possible fixes
27. 27.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) giving up at once (c) breaking it into parts (d) making a list
28. 28.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) repeating the same try (c) making a list (d) panicking
29. 29.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
30. 30.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) making a list (c) blaming others (d) staying calm
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or check if it worked? (a) understand the problem (b) check if it worked
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or pick one plan? (a) list possible fixes (b) pick one plan
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) breaking it into parts (c) blaming others (d) making a list
34. 34.🛠️ 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
35. 35.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) stop cycling (c) look at what is wrong (d) kick the cycle
36. 36.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
38. 38.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) repeating the same try (c) staying calm (d) drawing a diagram
40. 40.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False

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