Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 301 · 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: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) blaming others (c) giving up at once (d) breaking it into parts
3. 3.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
4. 4.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
5. 5.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a teacher or parent (b) a rumour (c) nobody ever (d) only a stranger
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
7. 7.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or see if it helped? (a) pick one plan (b) see if it helped
9. 9.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
10. 10.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) trying again (c) repeating the same try (d) asking for help
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or check if it worked? (a) put the plan to work (b) check if it worked
12. 12.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) staying calm (c) guessing wildly (d) breaking it into parts
13. 13.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) stop cycling (c) look at what is wrong (d) kick the cycle
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) ignoring the problem (c) staying calm (d) guessing wildly
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) giving up at once (c) repeating the same try (d) guessing wildly
16. 16.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
17. 17.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) breaking it into parts (c) giving up at once (d) staying calm
18. 18.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or try it out? (a) say what is wrong (b) try it out
20. 20.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
22. 22.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or choose the best idea? (a) understand the problem (b) choose the best idea
23. 23.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
24. 24.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) giving up at once (c) repeating the same try (d) ignoring the problem
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or check if it worked? (a) choose the best idea (b) check if it worked
27. 27.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) breaking it into parts (c) making a list (d) guessing wildly
29. 29.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) repeating the same try (c) guessing wildly (d) trying again
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or list possible fixes? (a) pick one plan (b) list possible fixes
31. 31.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) staying calm (c) panicking (d) making a list
32. 32.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) give up (c) try another idea (d) hide it
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
34. 34.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) drawing a diagram (b) guessing wildly (c) panicking (d) repeating the same try
35. 35.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
37. 37.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) staying calm (b) blaming others (c) panicking (d) guessing wildly
38. 38.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or think of ideas? (a) check if it worked (b) think of ideas
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or pick one plan? (a) think of ideas (b) pick one plan

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