Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 320 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) blaming others (c) ignoring the problem (d) drawing a diagram
3. 3.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) trying again (c) staying calm (d) repeating the same try
5. 5.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
6. 6.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) try another idea (c) blame the tools (d) give up
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) giving up at once (c) asking for help (d) blaming others
8. 8.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) staying calm (b) blaming others (c) panicking (d) guessing wildly
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) blaming others (c) trying again (d) panicking
11. 11.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
13. 13.🛠️ 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
14. 14.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) giving up at once (c) panicking (d) making a list
15. 15.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) panicking (c) guessing wildly (d) breaking it into parts
17. 17.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or try it out? (a) pick one plan (b) try it out
20. 20.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
21. 21.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) asking for help (c) staying calm (d) breaking it into parts
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) ignoring the problem (c) blaming others (d) giving up at once
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or understand the problem? (a) pick one plan (b) understand the problem
25. 25.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or check if it worked? (a) pick one plan (b) check if it worked
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) asking for help (c) guessing wildly (d) trying again
27. 27.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to waste time (b) no reason (c) to confuse people (d) to find the best one
28. 28.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
29. 29.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
30. 30.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) panicking (c) drawing a diagram (d) giving up at once
31. 31.🛠️ 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
32. 32.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) look at what is wrong (b) buy a new cycle (c) kick the cycle (d) stop cycling
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or list possible fixes? (a) check if it worked (b) list possible fixes
35. 35.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) nobody ever (b) only a stranger (c) a rumour (d) a teacher or parent
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) staying calm (c) panicking (d) drawing a diagram
37. 37.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) giving up at once (b) staying calm (c) drawing a diagram (d) trying again
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or think of ideas? (a) pick one plan (b) think of ideas
39. 39.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) blaming others (c) asking for help (d) panicking
40. 40.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 5

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