Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 338 · 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: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
2. 2.🛠️ 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
3. 3.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) split it into parts (b) ignore it (c) wait for luck (d) cry about it
4. 4.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or think of ideas? (a) choose the best idea (b) think of ideas
5. 5.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) ignoring the problem (b) drawing a diagram (c) staying calm (d) asking for help
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
7. 7.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) drawing a diagram (c) making a list (d) staying calm
9. 9.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to waste time (b) no reason (c) to find the best one (d) to confuse people
10. 10.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) ignoring the problem (c) asking for help (d) trying again
12. 12.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) drawing a diagram (b) blaming others (c) guessing wildly (d) ignoring the problem
13. 13.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) look at what is wrong (b) stop cycling (c) buy a new cycle (d) kick the cycle
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) staying calm (c) repeating the same try (d) giving up at once
15. 15.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) staying calm (b) panicking (c) blaming others (d) giving up at once
16. 16.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
17. 17.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) ignoring the problem (c) asking for help (d) giving up at once
19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or think of ideas? (a) understand the problem (b) think of ideas
20. 20.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) blame the tools (c) try another idea (d) hide it
22. 22.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or check if it worked? (a) think of ideas (b) check if it worked
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or check if it worked? (a) pick one plan (b) check if it worked
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) guessing wildly (c) ignoring the problem (d) panicking
26. 26.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
27. 27.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
28. 28.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or think of ideas? (a) put the plan to work (b) think of ideas
30. 30.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) guessing wildly (b) drawing a diagram (c) staying calm (d) asking for help
31. 31.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
32. 32.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) nobody ever (c) only a stranger (d) a teacher or parent
34. 34.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or try it out? (a) say what is wrong (b) try it out
36. 36.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) making a list (c) guessing wildly (d) drawing a diagram
38. 38.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) repeating the same try (b) breaking it into parts (c) trying again (d) staying calm
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) making a list (c) trying again (d) repeating the same try
40. 40.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) giving up at once (c) trying again (d) guessing wildly

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