Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

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

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