Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 274 · 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.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
3. 3.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
4. 4.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) nobody ever (b) a rumour (c) only a stranger (d) a teacher or parent
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) staying calm (c) blaming others (d) ignoring the problem
6. 6.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) try another idea (c) blame the tools (d) give up
7. 7.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) kick the cycle (b) buy a new cycle (c) stop cycling (d) look at what is wrong
8. 8.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
10. 10.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or see if it helped? (a) understand the problem (b) see if it helped
11. 11.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) ignore it (b) wait for luck (c) split it into parts (d) cry about it
12. 12.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) making a list (b) panicking (c) guessing wildly (d) giving up at once
13. 13.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) panicking (c) drawing a diagram (d) repeating the same try
14. 14.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
15. 15.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) breaking it into parts (c) panicking (d) guessing wildly
16. 16.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) asking for help (c) giving up at once (d) breaking it into parts
17. 17.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
18. 18.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or think of ideas? (a) check if it worked (b) think of ideas
19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or understand the problem? (a) try it out (b) understand the problem
20. 20.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or try it out? (a) choose the best idea (b) try it out
23. 23.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
25. 25.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) giving up at once (c) asking for help (d) repeating the same try
26. 26.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) guessing wildly (c) giving up at once (d) drawing a diagram
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) panicking (c) trying again (d) blaming others
29. 29.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or try it out? (a) pick one plan (b) try it out
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) guessing wildly (c) ignoring the problem (d) giving up at once
32. 32.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
34. 34.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
35. 35.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) repeating the same try (c) staying calm (d) asking for help
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) guessing wildly (c) panicking (d) making a list
38. 38.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
39. 39.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) breaking it into parts (c) panicking (d) making a list

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