Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 326 · 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.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
2. 2.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) guessing wildly (b) breaking it into parts (c) asking for help (d) drawing a diagram
3. 3.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) blaming others (c) guessing wildly (d) staying calm
4. 4.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
5. 5.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
6. 6.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) guessing wildly (c) panicking (d) trying again
8. 8.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) ignore it (b) split it into parts (c) wait for luck (d) cry about it
9. 9.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) giving up at once (c) breaking it into parts (d) panicking
11. 11.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) asking for help (c) breaking it into parts (d) ignoring the problem
13. 13.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or list possible fixes? (a) try it out (b) list possible fixes
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) blaming others (c) guessing wildly (d) ignoring the problem
15. 15.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
16. 16.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) breaking it into parts (c) asking for help (d) panicking
17. 17.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to waste time (c) to find the best one (d) to confuse people
18. 18.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) kick the cycle (c) stop cycling (d) look at what is wrong
19. 19.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
21. 21.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) ignoring the problem (c) drawing a diagram (d) panicking
25. 25.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or choose the best idea? (a) put the plan to work (b) choose the best idea
27. 27.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
28. 28.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
29. 29.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) nobody ever (c) only a stranger (d) a teacher or parent
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or think of ideas? (a) pick one plan (b) think of ideas
31. 31.🛠️ 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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) blaming others (c) making a list (d) repeating the same try
33. 33.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or think of ideas? (a) understand the problem (b) think of ideas
35. 35.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) repeating the same try (c) making a list (d) drawing a diagram
36. 36.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) try another idea (b) hide it (c) give up (d) blame the tools
37. 37.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) give up (c) know what is wrong (d) try any idea
38. 38.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) giving up at once (c) staying calm (d) trying again
40. 40.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) asking for help (c) ignoring the problem (d) making a list

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