Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 353 · 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) giving up at once (b) staying calm (c) asking for help (d) trying again
2. 2.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
4. 4.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) panicking (c) staying calm (d) trying again
5. 5.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) look at what is wrong (c) kick the cycle (d) stop cycling
6. 6.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
7. 7.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to waste time (b) no reason (c) to confuse people (d) to find the best one
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) ignoring the problem (c) blaming others (d) repeating the same try
9. 9.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) blaming others (c) making a list (d) asking for help
11. 11.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
12. 12.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
13. 13.🛠️ 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
14. 14.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) give up (c) hide it (d) try another idea
15. 15.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) ignoring the problem (c) drawing a diagram (d) panicking
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) staying calm (c) repeating the same try (d) trying again
18. 18.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) giving up at once (c) trying again (d) ignoring the problem
19. 19.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or understand the problem? (a) choose the best idea (b) understand the problem
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) panicking (c) blaming others (d) trying again
22. 22.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) trying again (c) asking for help (d) staying calm
24. 24.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) giving up at once (c) staying calm (d) trying again
25. 25.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) making a list (c) asking for help (d) repeating the same try
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
27. 27.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) nobody ever (c) only a stranger (d) a teacher or parent
29. 29.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
30. 30.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) guessing wildly (b) drawing a diagram (c) trying again (d) breaking it into parts
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or understand the problem? (a) try it out (b) understand the problem
32. 32.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
33. 33.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) staying calm (c) giving up at once (d) guessing wildly
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or pick one plan? (a) think of ideas (b) pick one plan
35. 35.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) drawing a diagram (c) guessing wildly (d) giving up at once
37. 37.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) try any idea (c) give up (d) know what is wrong
39. 39.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False

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