Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 293 · 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: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
3. 3.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) ignoring the problem (c) breaking it into parts (d) trying again
4. 4.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
5. 5.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or put the plan to work? (a) see if it helped (b) put the plan to work
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
7. 7.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
8. 8.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) breaking it into parts (c) giving up at once (d) ignoring the problem
9. 9.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
10. 10.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
11. 11.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
12. 12.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or understand the problem? (a) try it out (b) understand the problem
13. 13.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or say what is wrong? (a) list possible fixes (b) say what is wrong
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) asking for help (c) breaking it into parts (d) giving up at once
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or pick one plan? (a) say what is wrong (b) pick one plan
17. 17.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or say what is wrong? (a) think of ideas (b) say what is wrong
18. 18.🛠️ 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
19. 19.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
20. 20.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or choose the best idea? (a) think of ideas (b) choose the best idea
22. 22.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) breaking it into parts (c) guessing wildly (d) asking for help
23. 23.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a teacher or parent (b) nobody ever (c) only a stranger (d) a rumour
24. 24.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) ignoring the problem (c) panicking (d) asking for help
25. 25.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) try any idea (c) give up (d) know what is wrong
26. 26.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) look at what is wrong (b) buy a new cycle (c) stop cycling (d) kick the cycle
27. 27.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) hide it (c) give up (d) try another idea
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or pick one plan? (a) put the plan to work (b) pick one plan
29. 29.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to find the best one (b) no reason (c) to confuse people (d) to waste time
30. 30.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) ignoring the problem (c) trying again (d) panicking
32. 32.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) ignore it (b) split it into parts (c) wait for luck (d) cry about it
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) drawing a diagram (c) staying calm (d) blaming others
35. 35.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) drawing a diagram (c) asking for help (d) trying again
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or try it out? (a) say what is wrong (b) try it out
39. 39.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 2

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