Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 355 · 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) staying calm (b) making a list (c) repeating the same try (d) drawing a diagram
2. 2.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or try it out? (a) say what is wrong (b) try it out
3. 3.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) making a list (c) staying calm (d) blaming others
4. 4.🛠️ 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
5. 5.🚲 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
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
7. 7.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
8. 8.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
9. 9.🛠️ 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
10. 10.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
11. 11.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) ignoring the problem (c) staying calm (d) giving up at once
14. 14.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) wait for luck (b) split it into parts (c) ignore it (d) cry about it
15. 15.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) guessing wildly (c) trying again (d) ignoring the problem
16. 16.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
17. 17.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) breaking it into parts (b) blaming others (c) ignoring the problem (d) panicking
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) panicking (c) asking for help (d) giving up at once
19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or list possible fixes? (a) put the plan to work (b) list possible fixes
20. 20.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
21. 21.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
22. 22.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or see if it helped? (a) put the plan to work (b) see if it helped
23. 23.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) know what is wrong (c) blame someone (d) give up
25. 25.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
26. 26.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) only a stranger (c) nobody ever (d) a teacher or parent
28. 28.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) panicking (b) staying calm (c) drawing a diagram (d) breaking it into parts
29. 29.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) giving up at once (c) trying again (d) staying calm
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) staying calm (c) asking for help (d) panicking
31. 31.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
32. 32.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
34. 34.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) guessing wildly (c) blaming others (d) repeating the same try
36. 36.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
38. 38.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) guessing wildly (c) blaming others (d) making a list
40. 40.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False

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