Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 335 · 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.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to find the best one (b) no reason (c) to waste time (d) to confuse people
2. 2.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
5. 5.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or put the plan to work? (a) choose the best idea (b) put the plan to work
6. 6.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🚲 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
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
9. 9.🛠️ 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
10. 10.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) know what is wrong (b) give up (c) blame someone (d) try any idea
12. 12.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or list possible fixes? (a) understand the problem (b) list possible fixes
15. 15.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) asking for help (c) ignoring the problem (d) breaking it into parts
17. 17.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
19. 19.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) repeating the same try (c) panicking (d) making a list
21. 21.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) giving up at once (c) guessing wildly (d) asking for help
22. 22.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
23. 23.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or try it out? (a) pick one plan (b) try it out
25. 25.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or pick one plan? (a) see if it helped (b) pick one plan
26. 26.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
27. 27.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a teacher or parent (b) a rumour (c) nobody ever (d) only a stranger
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or think of ideas? (a) pick one plan (b) think of ideas
29. 29.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
31. 31.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or pick one plan? (a) put the plan to work (b) pick one plan
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) breaking it into parts (c) drawing a diagram (d) staying calm
34. 34.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) staying calm (c) breaking it into parts (d) panicking
36. 36.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) hide it (c) try another idea (d) blame the tools
38. 38.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) ignore it (c) wait for luck (d) split it into parts
39. 39.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
40. 40.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) breaking it into parts (b) repeating the same try (c) blaming others (d) ignoring the problem

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