Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 295 · 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” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
3. 3.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) asking for help (c) ignoring the problem (d) panicking
5. 5.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) giving up at once (c) making a list (d) asking for help
7. 7.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) drawing a diagram (c) ignoring the problem (d) breaking it into parts
11. 11.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) know what is wrong (b) try any idea (c) give up (d) blame someone
12. 12.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
13. 13.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) staying calm (c) panicking (d) blaming others
14. 14.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) staying calm (c) repeating the same try (d) asking for help
16. 16.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) try another idea (b) blame the tools (c) give up (d) hide it
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) making a list (c) panicking (d) drawing a diagram
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
19. 19.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) drawing a diagram (c) blaming others (d) ignoring the problem
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) drawing a diagram (c) repeating the same try (d) panicking
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) asking for help (c) trying again (d) blaming others
22. 22.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
23. 23.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) nobody ever (c) a teacher or parent (d) only a stranger
26. 26.🛠️ 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
27. 27.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) ignoring the problem (b) drawing a diagram (c) staying calm (d) trying again
28. 28.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) look at what is wrong (c) stop cycling (d) kick the cycle
29. 29.🛠️ 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
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or list possible fixes? (a) try it out (b) list possible fixes
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or think of ideas? (a) try it out (b) think of ideas
32. 32.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
34. 34.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
36. 36.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
37. 37.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
38. 38.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) trying again (c) drawing a diagram (d) blaming others
40. 40.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) trying again (c) making a list (d) giving up at once

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