Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 30 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) making a list (c) guessing wildly (d) blaming others
2. 2.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or think of ideas? (a) put the plan to work (b) think of ideas
3. 3.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
5. 5.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) giving up at once (c) asking for help (d) guessing wildly
7. 7.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) stop cycling (b) buy a new cycle (c) kick the cycle (d) look at what is wrong
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) staying calm (c) trying again (d) giving up at once
9. 9.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
10. 10.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) drawing a diagram (b) blaming others (c) ignoring the problem (d) giving up at once
11. 11.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) trying again (c) staying calm (d) panicking
12. 12.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or check if it worked? (a) list possible fixes (b) check if it worked
13. 13.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) give up (c) try another idea (d) blame the tools
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or see if it helped? (a) pick one plan (b) see if it helped
15. 15.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or understand the problem? (a) list possible fixes (b) understand the problem
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or say what is wrong? (a) pick one plan (b) say what is wrong
17. 17.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or choose the best idea? (a) try it out (b) choose the best idea
18. 18.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) asking for help (c) trying again (d) blaming others
19. 19.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) asking for help (c) repeating the same try (d) panicking
20. 20.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
21. 21.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) panicking (c) guessing wildly (d) breaking it into parts
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) repeating the same try (c) trying again (d) giving up at once
23. 23.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or see if it helped? (a) understand the problem (b) see if it helped
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) making a list (c) asking for help (d) ignoring the problem
26. 26.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
27. 27.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or pick one plan? (a) say what is wrong (b) pick one plan
29. 29.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
30. 30.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) ignoring the problem (c) drawing a diagram (d) trying again
32. 32.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or pick one plan? (a) check if it worked (b) pick one plan
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or put the plan to work? (a) think of ideas (b) put the plan to work
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
36. 36.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
37. 37.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
39. 39.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
40. 40.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) asking for help (c) repeating the same try (d) trying again

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