Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 305 · 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: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or see if it helped? (a) understand the problem (b) see if it helped
3. 3.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) nobody ever (c) only a stranger (d) a teacher or parent
4. 4.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) try another idea (b) blame the tools (c) hide it (d) give up
5. 5.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) panicking (c) trying again (d) blaming others
6. 6.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or try it out? (a) choose the best idea (b) try it out
7. 7.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) split it into parts (b) ignore it (c) cry about it (d) wait for luck
8. 8.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to waste time (b) to confuse people (c) no reason (d) to find the best one
9. 9.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
10. 10.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
12. 12.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
13. 13.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) give up (b) know what is wrong (c) blame someone (d) try any idea
15. 15.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or think of ideas? (a) see if it helped (b) think of ideas
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) giving up at once (c) repeating the same try (d) asking for help
17. 17.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) breaking it into parts (c) ignoring the problem (d) trying again
19. 19.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
20. 20.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
21. 21.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or see if it helped? (a) think of ideas (b) see if it helped
22. 22.🛠️ 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) blaming others (c) giving up at once (d) breaking it into parts
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or put the plan to work? (a) choose the best idea (b) put the plan to work
25. 25.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
26. 26.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) kick the cycle (c) look at what is wrong (d) stop cycling
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) drawing a diagram (c) giving up at once (d) staying calm
29. 29.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
31. 31.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
32. 32.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
33. 33.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) breaking it into parts (c) trying again (d) making a list
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or choose the best idea? (a) understand the problem (b) choose the best idea
36. 36.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) breaking it into parts (c) repeating the same try (d) staying calm
37. 37.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
38. 38.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
39. 39.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) panicking (c) making a list (d) guessing wildly
40. 40.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False

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