Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 342 · 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.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) asking for help (c) staying calm (d) ignoring the problem
2. 2.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) only a stranger (c) nobody ever (d) a teacher or parent
4. 4.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) know what is wrong (b) try any idea (c) give up (d) blame someone
5. 5.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or say what is wrong? (a) think of ideas (b) say what is wrong
6. 6.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or put the plan to work? (a) list possible fixes (b) put the plan to work
10. 10.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
11. 11.🚲 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
12. 12.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) try another idea (c) blame the tools (d) give up
13. 13.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) to find the best one (c) no reason (d) to waste time
14. 14.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
15. 15.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
16. 16.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) panicking (c) staying calm (d) breaking it into parts
17. 17.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
18. 18.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) repeating the same try (c) making a list (d) asking for help
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) asking for help (c) guessing wildly (d) breaking it into parts
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) staying calm (c) giving up at once (d) drawing a diagram
22. 22.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or understand the problem? (a) choose the best idea (b) understand the problem
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) ignoring the problem (c) blaming others (d) breaking it into parts
25. 25.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or say what is wrong? (a) list possible fixes (b) say what is wrong
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) blaming others (c) making a list (d) drawing a diagram
27. 27.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) trying again (c) making a list (d) ignoring the problem
29. 29.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) breaking it into parts (b) giving up at once (c) repeating the same try (d) panicking
30. 30.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) panicking (c) giving up at once (d) staying calm
32. 32.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
33. 33.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or choose the best idea? (a) check if it worked (b) choose the best idea
36. 36.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
37. 37.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) drawing a diagram (c) asking for help (d) blaming others
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or choose the best idea? (a) understand the problem (b) choose the best idea
39. 39.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True

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