Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 350 · 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: think of ideas or understand the problem? (a) think of ideas (b) understand the problem
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
3. 3.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) staying calm (b) repeating the same try (c) giving up at once (d) guessing wildly
4. 4.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
5. 5.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
6. 6.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) kick the cycle (b) stop cycling (c) look at what is wrong (d) buy a new cycle
7. 7.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) making a list (c) repeating the same try (d) trying again
8. 8.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) trying again (c) staying calm (d) giving up at once
10. 10.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or try it out? (a) say what is wrong (b) try it out
11. 11.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
13. 13.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
14. 14.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) drawing a diagram (c) giving up at once (d) repeating the same try
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or choose the best idea? (a) put the plan to work (b) choose the best idea
17. 17.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) give up (b) try any idea (c) blame someone (d) know what is wrong
18. 18.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) trying again (b) blaming others (c) giving up at once (d) panicking
19. 19.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
20. 20.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) trying again (c) ignoring the problem (d) staying calm
22. 22.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
23. 23.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
24. 24.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
25. 25.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) blaming others (c) asking for help (d) giving up at once
26. 26.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) panicking (c) repeating the same try (d) staying calm
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) asking for help (c) staying calm (d) guessing wildly
29. 29.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) nobody ever (b) only a stranger (c) a teacher or parent (d) a rumour
30. 30.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
32. 32.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) panicking (b) drawing a diagram (c) making a list (d) asking for help
33. 33.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) staying calm (c) breaking it into parts (d) trying again
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or list possible fixes? (a) see if it helped (b) list possible fixes
36. 36.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to waste time (c) to find the best one (d) to confuse people
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or check if it worked? (a) put the plan to work (b) check if it worked
38. 38.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
39. 39.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
40. 40.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) try another idea (c) hide it (d) give up

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