Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 316 · 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 problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
2. 2.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) stop cycling (b) kick the cycle (c) look at what is wrong (d) buy a new cycle
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
4. 4.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
5. 5.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) nobody ever (b) a rumour (c) only a stranger (d) a teacher or parent
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
7. 7.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) staying calm (b) panicking (c) giving up at once (d) guessing wildly
8. 8.🛠️ 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
9. 9.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
10. 10.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or see if it helped? (a) say what is wrong (b) see if it helped
11. 11.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
12. 12.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
15. 15.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) making a list (c) giving up at once (d) trying again
17. 17.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) ignoring the problem (c) staying calm (d) asking for help
19. 19.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
20. 20.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) blame someone (c) know what is wrong (d) give up
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) drawing a diagram (c) breaking it into parts (d) guessing wildly
23. 23.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) staying calm (c) blaming others (d) making a list
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or pick one plan? (a) see if it helped (b) pick one plan
25. 25.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) ignoring the problem (c) asking for help (d) guessing wildly
27. 27.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) try another idea (c) blame the tools (d) give up
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or think of ideas? (a) say what is wrong (b) think of ideas
29. 29.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) giving up at once (c) panicking (d) blaming others
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or list possible fixes? (a) understand the problem (b) list possible fixes
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) repeating the same try (c) panicking (d) staying calm
33. 33.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or understand the problem? (a) choose the best idea (b) understand the problem
36. 36.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) breaking it into parts (c) guessing wildly (d) giving up at once
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) guessing wildly (c) blaming others (d) giving up at once
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) panicking (c) trying again (d) breaking it into parts
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or put the plan to work? (a) see if it helped (b) put the plan to work
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or put the plan to work? (a) say what is wrong (b) put the plan to work

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