Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 312 · 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 of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) guessing wildly (c) trying again (d) asking for help
2. 2.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) split it into parts (c) wait for luck (d) ignore it
4. 4.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) know what is wrong (c) try any idea (d) give up
5. 5.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
7. 7.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
9. 9.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) try another idea (b) blame the tools (c) give up (d) hide it
10. 10.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
11. 11.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) trying again (c) blaming others (d) staying calm
12. 12.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) look at what is wrong (c) kick the cycle (d) stop cycling
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) staying calm (c) guessing wildly (d) breaking it into parts
15. 15.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
16. 16.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a teacher or parent (b) only a stranger (c) a rumour (d) nobody ever
17. 17.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) repeating the same try (c) giving up at once (d) breaking it into parts
18. 18.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
20. 20.🛠️ 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) ignoring the problem (c) staying calm (d) trying again
22. 22.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) staying calm (c) ignoring the problem (d) repeating the same try
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
24. 24.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
25. 25.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or think of ideas? (a) try it out (b) think of ideas
26. 26.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or try it out? (a) think of ideas (b) try it out
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or try it out? (a) list possible fixes (b) try it out
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or choose the best idea? (a) understand the problem (b) choose the best idea
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or put the plan to work? (a) pick one plan (b) put the plan to work
32. 32.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) making a list (c) panicking (d) guessing wildly
33. 33.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or see if it helped? (a) think of ideas (b) see if it helped
35. 35.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
37. 37.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
38. 38.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) panicking (c) guessing wildly (d) asking for help

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