Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 311 · 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: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) trying again (c) panicking (d) blaming others
4. 4.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) kick the cycle (b) stop cycling (c) buy a new cycle (d) look at what is wrong
5. 5.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to waste time (b) no reason (c) to find the best one (d) to confuse people
6. 6.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
7. 7.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) asking for help (c) trying again (d) guessing wildly
8. 8.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a teacher or parent (b) nobody ever (c) a rumour (d) only a stranger
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.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) giving up at once (b) making a list (c) drawing a diagram (d) breaking it into parts
11. 11.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) trying again (b) giving up at once (c) guessing wildly (d) panicking
12. 12.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or check if it worked? (a) understand the problem (b) check if it worked
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
14. 14.🛠️ 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
15. 15.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) blaming others (c) repeating the same try (d) asking for help
16. 16.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
17. 17.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
18. 18.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) wait for luck (b) cry about it (c) ignore it (d) split it into parts
19. 19.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) breaking it into parts (c) trying again (d) panicking
20. 20.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
22. 22.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) repeating the same try (b) asking for help (c) staying calm (d) making a list
23. 23.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) blaming others (c) guessing wildly (d) drawing a diagram
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) staying calm (c) guessing wildly (d) making a list
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or understand the problem? (a) put the plan to work (b) understand the problem
27. 27.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or say what is wrong? (a) see if it helped (b) say what is wrong
28. 28.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) give up (b) know what is wrong (c) try any idea (d) blame someone
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) ignoring the problem (c) blaming others (d) panicking
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) blaming others (c) drawing a diagram (d) staying calm
31. 31.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) try another idea (b) hide it (c) blame the tools (d) give up
32. 32.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) asking for help (c) panicking (d) staying calm
34. 34.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
36. 36.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) breaking it into parts (c) panicking (d) guessing wildly
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or choose the best idea? (a) check if it worked (b) choose the best idea
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) making a list (c) giving up at once (d) asking for help
39. 39.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True

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