Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 263 · 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.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
3. 3.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
4. 4.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
5. 5.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
7. 7.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or pick one plan? (a) put the plan to work (b) pick one plan
10. 10.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or choose the best idea? (a) think of ideas (b) choose the best idea
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
12. 12.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) panicking (c) staying calm (d) asking for help
17. 17.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
18. 18.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) breaking it into parts (c) guessing wildly (d) staying calm
19. 19.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) blaming others (c) breaking it into parts (d) giving up at once
20. 20.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or say what is wrong? (a) check if it worked (b) say what is wrong
21. 21.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or pick one plan? (a) check if it worked (b) pick one plan
22. 22.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
23. 23.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
24. 24.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) repeating the same try (c) panicking (d) staying calm
26. 26.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) trying again (c) repeating the same try (d) making a list
27. 27.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) panicking (c) guessing wildly (d) staying calm
28. 28.🚲 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
29. 29.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or think of ideas? (a) choose the best idea (b) think of ideas
31. 31.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
32. 32.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or try it out? (a) pick one plan (b) try it out
34. 34.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or try it out? (a) understand the problem (b) try it out
36. 36.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) nobody ever (b) only a stranger (c) a teacher or parent (d) a rumour
37. 37.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) staying calm (c) giving up at once (d) asking for help
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) drawing a diagram (c) trying again (d) staying calm
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) giving up at once (c) panicking (d) repeating the same try
40. 40.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it

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