Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 289 · 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.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) give up (c) try another idea (d) hide it
2. 2.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) kick the cycle (c) stop cycling (d) look at what is wrong
4. 4.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
5. 5.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
6. 6.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
8. 8.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
9. 9.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) trying again (c) blaming others (d) ignoring the problem
10. 10.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) breaking it into parts (c) making a list (d) asking for help
12. 12.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
13. 13.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
14. 14.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
15. 15.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) wait for luck (b) ignore it (c) cry about it (d) split it into parts
16. 16.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
17. 17.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) guessing wildly (c) ignoring the problem (d) making a list
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
19. 19.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) a teacher or parent (c) only a stranger (d) nobody ever
20. 20.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) giving up at once (c) asking for help (d) panicking
22. 22.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
23. 23.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) asking for help (c) blaming others (d) breaking it into parts
26. 26.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
27. 27.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
28. 28.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
29. 29.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) drawing a diagram (c) ignoring the problem (d) giving up at once
30. 30.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
31. 31.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) drawing a diagram (c) staying calm (d) guessing wildly
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) asking for help (c) making a list (d) repeating the same try
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or pick one plan? (a) list possible fixes (b) pick one plan
34. 34.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
35. 35.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) breaking it into parts (b) blaming others (c) guessing wildly (d) giving up at once
36. 36.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or check if it worked? (a) list possible fixes (b) check if it worked

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