Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 29 · 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: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) blame the tools (c) try another idea (d) hide it
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) blaming others (c) ignoring the problem (d) guessing wildly
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) blaming others (c) drawing a diagram (d) trying again
5. 5.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) repeating the same try (c) breaking it into parts (d) asking for help
6. 6.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) blaming others (b) trying again (c) drawing a diagram (d) breaking it into parts
7. 7.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or try it out? (a) pick one plan (b) try it out
8. 8.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or try it out? (a) understand the problem (b) try it out
9. 9.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
10. 10.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to waste time (c) to confuse people (d) to find the best one
12. 12.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
13. 13.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or put the plan to work? (a) choose the best idea (b) put the plan to work
14. 14.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) repeating the same try (c) guessing wildly (d) ignoring the problem
16. 16.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) panicking (c) giving up at once (d) asking for help
17. 17.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or understand the problem? (a) think of ideas (b) understand the problem
18. 18.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
19. 19.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) ignore it (b) split it into parts (c) wait for luck (d) cry about it
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.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) panicking (c) making a list (d) staying calm
22. 22.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) panicking (c) staying calm (d) repeating the same try
23. 23.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
24. 24.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) kick the cycle (b) buy a new cycle (c) look at what is wrong (d) stop cycling
25. 25.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or think of ideas? (a) say what is wrong (b) think of ideas
26. 26.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) ignoring the problem (c) asking for help (d) repeating the same try
30. 30.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) only a stranger (b) a teacher or parent (c) a rumour (d) nobody ever
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) ignoring the problem (c) trying again (d) staying calm
35. 35.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) give up (b) know what is wrong (c) blame someone (d) try any idea
36. 36.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) panicking (c) making a list (d) giving up at once
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) panicking (c) drawing a diagram (d) making a list
38. 38.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
39. 39.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
40. 40.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way

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