Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 273 · 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.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to find the best one (b) to waste time (c) to confuse people (d) no reason
2. 2.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
4. 4.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
5. 5.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) nobody ever (b) a teacher or parent (c) a rumour (d) only a stranger
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) panicking (c) ignoring the problem (d) giving up at once
7. 7.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or pick one plan? (a) see if it helped (b) pick one plan
10. 10.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or list possible fixes? (a) understand the problem (b) list possible fixes
11. 11.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) guessing wildly (c) repeating the same try (d) staying calm
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) guessing wildly (c) making a list (d) breaking it into parts
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) repeating the same try (c) staying calm (d) blaming others
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or see if it helped? (a) understand the problem (b) see if it helped
15. 15.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
17. 17.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
19. 19.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or put the plan to work? (a) check if it worked (b) put the plan to work
21. 21.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
23. 23.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) blaming others (c) ignoring the problem (d) trying again
25. 25.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) staying calm (c) trying again (d) panicking
26. 26.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) making a list (c) giving up at once (d) panicking
27. 27.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) drawing a diagram (c) repeating the same try (d) giving up at once
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: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
33. 33.🛠️ 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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) making a list (c) repeating the same try (d) breaking it into parts
35. 35.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) wait for luck (c) split it into parts (d) ignore it
36. 36.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) ignoring the problem (c) giving up at once (d) trying again
37. 37.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) stop cycling (c) kick the cycle (d) look at what is wrong
38. 38.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) give up (b) blame someone (c) know what is wrong (d) try any idea
39. 39.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or put the plan to work? (a) list possible fixes (b) put the plan to work

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