Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 264 · 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) repeating the same try (b) guessing wildly (c) ignoring the problem (d) trying again
2. 2.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or choose the best idea? (a) understand the problem (b) choose the best idea
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) repeating the same try (c) panicking (d) guessing wildly
4. 4.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
5. 5.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) blame the tools (c) try another idea (d) hide it
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
9. 9.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
10. 10.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or think of ideas? (a) say what is wrong (b) think of ideas
11. 11.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) trying again (c) ignoring the problem (d) giving up at once
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) blaming others (c) panicking (d) guessing wildly
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) trying again (c) ignoring the problem (d) asking for help
14. 14.🛠️ 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
15. 15.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to waste time (b) no reason (c) to confuse people (d) to find the best one
16. 16.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or understand the problem? (a) put the plan to work (b) understand the problem
18. 18.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
19. 19.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) asking for help (c) staying calm (d) ignoring the problem
20. 20.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
21. 21.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
22. 22.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) give up (c) try any idea (d) know what is wrong
23. 23.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) asking for help (c) blaming others (d) making a list
26. 26.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) making a list (c) breaking it into parts (d) asking for help
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) guessing wildly (c) making a list (d) asking for help
29. 29.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
30. 30.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
31. 31.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) only a stranger (b) nobody ever (c) a rumour (d) a teacher or parent
32. 32.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
33. 33.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) staying calm (c) repeating the same try (d) giving up at once
34. 34.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
36. 36.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
37. 37.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) panicking (c) breaking it into parts (d) trying again
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or pick one plan? (a) say what is wrong (b) pick one plan
39. 39.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False

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