Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 279 · 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.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
3. 3.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) drawing a diagram (c) blaming others (d) staying calm
4. 4.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) making a list (c) blaming others (d) ignoring the problem
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) making a list (c) panicking (d) breaking it into parts
6. 6.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
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.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
10. 10.🛠️ 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
11. 11.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or check if it worked? (a) think of ideas (b) check if it worked
13. 13.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
14. 14.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or list possible fixes? (a) say what is wrong (b) list possible fixes
16. 16.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) ignoring the problem (c) giving up at once (d) staying calm
17. 17.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
18. 18.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or see if it helped? (a) list possible fixes (b) see if it helped
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) drawing a diagram (c) staying calm (d) breaking it into parts
20. 20.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) breaking it into parts (c) making a list (d) drawing a diagram
22. 22.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
23. 23.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
24. 24.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) panicking (b) making a list (c) staying calm (d) asking for help
26. 26.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) nobody ever (b) only a stranger (c) a rumour (d) a teacher or parent
27. 27.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or think of ideas? (a) say what is wrong (b) think of ideas
28. 28.🛠️ 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) staying calm (c) repeating the same try (d) blaming others
30. 30.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) try another idea (c) blame the tools (d) give up
31. 31.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
32. 32.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) give up (b) try any idea (c) blame someone (d) know what is wrong
33. 33.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or list possible fixes? (a) pick one plan (b) list possible fixes
36. 36.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
37. 37.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or see if it helped? (a) choose the best idea (b) see if it helped
39. 39.🛠️ 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
40. 40.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) guessing wildly (c) trying again (d) staying calm

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