Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 292 · 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: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) guessing wildly (c) making a list (d) blaming others
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
4. 4.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
5. 5.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
6. 6.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) try any idea (c) know what is wrong (d) give up
7. 7.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) giving up at once (c) trying again (d) panicking
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.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or check if it worked? (a) understand the problem (b) check if it worked
10. 10.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or list possible fixes? (a) say what is wrong (b) list possible fixes
11. 11.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
12. 12.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) staying calm (c) blaming others (d) breaking it into parts
13. 13.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) ignoring the problem (c) asking for help (d) staying calm
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) repeating the same try (c) drawing a diagram (d) giving up at once
16. 16.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) blame the tools (c) hide it (d) try another idea
17. 17.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or see if it helped? (a) list possible fixes (b) see if it helped
18. 18.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or check if it worked? (a) say what is wrong (b) check if it worked
20. 20.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) asking for help (b) ignoring the problem (c) panicking (d) giving up at once
21. 21.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) split it into parts (b) ignore it (c) wait for luck (d) cry about it
22. 22.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or understand the problem? (a) check if it worked (b) understand the problem
23. 23.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
24. 24.🛠️ 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
25. 25.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
27. 27.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
28. 28.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) giving up at once (c) drawing a diagram (d) trying again
30. 30.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to find the best one (b) no reason (c) to waste time (d) to confuse people
31. 31.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🚲 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) asking for help (c) breaking it into parts (d) panicking
34. 34.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) only a stranger (b) a rumour (c) a teacher or parent (d) nobody ever
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or list possible fixes? (a) put the plan to work (b) list possible fixes
36. 36.🛠️ 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
37. 37.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) drawing a diagram (c) asking for help (d) giving up at once
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or see if it helped? (a) say what is wrong (b) see if it helped
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) asking for help (c) breaking it into parts (d) drawing a diagram

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