Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 283 · 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.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or check if it worked? (a) pick one plan (b) check if it worked
3. 3.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) panicking (c) drawing a diagram (d) giving up at once
4. 4.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
5. 5.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or check if it worked? (a) list possible fixes (b) check if it worked
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) breaking it into parts (c) guessing wildly (d) panicking
8. 8.🛠️ 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
9. 9.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
10. 10.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) wait for luck (c) ignore it (d) split it into parts
11. 11.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
12. 12.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) making a list (c) panicking (d) asking for help
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) blaming others (c) making a list (d) ignoring the problem
14. 14.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or pick one plan? (a) list possible fixes (b) pick one plan
16. 16.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) blaming others (c) drawing a diagram (d) making a list
17. 17.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) breaking it into parts (c) panicking (d) blaming others
18. 18.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) giving up at once (b) trying again (c) asking for help (d) making a list
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) guessing wildly (c) trying again (d) making a list
20. 20.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) only a stranger (b) a teacher or parent (c) nobody ever (d) a rumour
21. 21.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) stop cycling (c) look at what is wrong (d) kick the cycle
22. 22.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) guessing wildly (c) trying again (d) panicking
23. 23.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) try another idea (c) blame the tools (d) give up
24. 24.🛠️ 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
25. 25.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
27. 27.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) staying calm (c) asking for help (d) repeating the same try
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) guessing wildly (c) panicking (d) blaming others
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) asking for help (c) blaming others (d) trying again
31. 31.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or choose the best idea? (a) see if it helped (b) choose the best idea
34. 34.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) guessing wildly (c) giving up at once (d) blaming others
36. 36.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
38. 38.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or understand the problem? (a) try it out (b) understand the problem

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