Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

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

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