Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 299 · 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: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) know what is wrong (c) blame someone (d) give up
4. 4.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
5. 5.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) repeating the same try (c) asking for help (d) guessing wildly
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) breaking it into parts (c) repeating the same try (d) asking for help
7. 7.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) split it into parts (c) wait for luck (d) ignore it
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) blaming others (c) making a list (d) breaking it into parts
9. 9.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) breaking it into parts (c) guessing wildly (d) repeating the same try
10. 10.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
12. 12.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
13. 13.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
14. 14.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) kick the cycle (b) look at what is wrong (c) stop cycling (d) buy a new cycle
16. 16.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) panicking (c) staying calm (d) repeating the same try
17. 17.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
18. 18.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or try it out? (a) pick one plan (b) try it out
19. 19.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) nobody ever (c) a teacher or parent (d) only a stranger
20. 20.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
21. 21.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) trying again (c) drawing a diagram (d) repeating the same try
22. 22.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or try it out? (a) choose the best idea (b) try it out
24. 24.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
25. 25.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
27. 27.🛠️ 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
28. 28.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
29. 29.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) panicking (c) trying again (d) breaking it into parts
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.🛠️ 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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) drawing a diagram (c) guessing wildly (d) repeating the same try
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or say what is wrong? (a) list possible fixes (b) say what is wrong
36. 36.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or list possible fixes? (a) check if it worked (b) list possible fixes
37. 37.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
38. 38.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) staying calm (c) making a list (d) blaming others
39. 39.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
40. 40.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way

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