Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 291 · 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: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
4. 4.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) giving up at once (c) making a list (d) panicking
5. 5.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) know what is wrong (c) try any idea (d) give up
6. 6.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) guessing wildly (c) staying calm (d) repeating the same try
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) trying again (c) giving up at once (d) ignoring the problem
8. 8.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
9. 9.🛠️ 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
10. 10.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
12. 12.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or choose the best idea? (a) check if it worked (b) choose the best idea
15. 15.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or check if it worked? (a) put the plan to work (b) check if it worked
16. 16.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a teacher or parent (b) nobody ever (c) a rumour (d) only a stranger
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) guessing wildly (c) giving up at once (d) panicking
18. 18.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) look at what is wrong (b) kick the cycle (c) stop cycling (d) buy a new cycle
19. 19.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
20. 20.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or pick one plan? (a) understand the problem (b) pick one plan
21. 21.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to waste time (b) to find the best one (c) to confuse people (d) no reason
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) panicking (c) blaming others (d) staying calm
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) ignoring the problem (c) breaking it into parts (d) drawing a diagram
25. 25.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) repeating the same try (c) staying calm (d) asking for help
26. 26.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
28. 28.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
29. 29.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) asking for help (b) giving up at once (c) panicking (d) repeating the same try
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) making a list (c) breaking it into parts (d) repeating the same try
31. 31.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) guessing wildly (c) trying again (d) repeating the same try
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or think of ideas? (a) see if it helped (b) think of ideas
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or say what is wrong? (a) check if it worked (b) say what is wrong
34. 34.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
35. 35.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
36. 36.🛠️ 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
37. 37.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
39. 39.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or say what is wrong? (a) see if it helped (b) say what is wrong

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