Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 297 · 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.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a teacher or parent (b) nobody ever (c) only a stranger (d) a rumour
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) trying again (c) repeating the same try (d) ignoring the problem
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) drawing a diagram (c) asking for help (d) trying again
4. 4.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
5. 5.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or list possible fixes? (a) try it out (b) list possible fixes
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) drawing a diagram (c) staying calm (d) guessing wildly
7. 7.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) split it into parts (c) ignore it (d) wait for luck
8. 8.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) staying calm (c) panicking (d) guessing wildly
10. 10.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
12. 12.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) panicking (c) breaking it into parts (d) asking for help
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) staying calm (c) trying again (d) making a list
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) ignoring the problem (c) repeating the same try (d) panicking
16. 16.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
17. 17.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
18. 18.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) giving up at once (c) breaking it into parts (d) asking for help
19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or choose the best idea? (a) list possible fixes (b) choose the best idea
20. 20.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
21. 21.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) stop cycling (b) look at what is wrong (c) kick the cycle (d) buy a new cycle
22. 22.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or choose the best idea? (a) see if it helped (b) choose the best idea
24. 24.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) trying again (c) asking for help (d) repeating the same try
25. 25.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) trying again (b) panicking (c) repeating the same try (d) blaming others
26. 26.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
27. 27.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) to waste time (c) no reason (d) to find the best one
28. 28.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
29. 29.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) guessing wildly (b) trying again (c) staying calm (d) drawing a diagram
30. 30.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) making a list (c) guessing wildly (d) giving up at once
31. 31.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) know what is wrong (b) blame someone (c) give up (d) try any idea
32. 32.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) blaming others (c) making a list (d) breaking it into parts
36. 36.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
37. 37.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or list possible fixes? (a) pick one plan (b) list possible fixes
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) giving up at once (c) staying calm (d) panicking
40. 40.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it

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