Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 351 · 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) staying calm (b) breaking it into parts (c) asking for help (d) repeating the same try
2. 2.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) wait for luck (b) ignore it (c) cry about it (d) split it into parts
3. 3.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) drawing a diagram (c) asking for help (d) panicking
4. 4.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
5. 5.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
7. 7.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) ignoring the problem (c) guessing wildly (d) asking for help
8. 8.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) making a list (b) guessing wildly (c) panicking (d) ignoring the problem
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or put the plan to work? (a) check if it worked (b) put the plan to work
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) ignoring the problem (c) trying again (d) blaming others
11. 11.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) nobody ever (b) a teacher or parent (c) a rumour (d) only a stranger
12. 12.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or see if it helped? (a) understand the problem (b) see if it helped
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) making a list (c) blaming others (d) staying calm
14. 14.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
16. 16.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
17. 17.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
18. 18.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or say what is wrong? (a) think of ideas (b) say what is wrong
19. 19.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
20. 20.🛠️ 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) ignoring the problem (c) making a list (d) repeating the same try
22. 22.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
23. 23.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
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.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) blaming others (b) drawing a diagram (c) trying again (d) asking for help
27. 27.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
29. 29.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or say what is wrong? (a) see if it helped (b) say what is wrong
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) breaking it into parts (c) asking for help (d) panicking
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) making a list (c) ignoring the problem (d) staying calm
36. 36.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) making a list (c) giving up at once (d) asking for help
38. 38.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) know what is wrong (b) give up (c) blame someone (d) try any idea
39. 39.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) stop cycling (c) kick the cycle (d) look at what is wrong
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or understand the problem? (a) think of ideas (b) understand the problem

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