Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 360 · 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.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) asking for help (c) giving up at once (d) staying calm
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) guessing wildly (c) trying again (d) asking for help
5. 5.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or check if it worked? (a) list possible fixes (b) check if it worked
6. 6.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) drawing a diagram (c) giving up at once (d) ignoring the problem
8. 8.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) panicking (c) asking for help (d) repeating the same try
10. 10.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
11. 11.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or try it out? (a) choose the best idea (b) try it out
13. 13.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) ignoring the problem (c) guessing wildly (d) breaking it into parts
15. 15.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or pick one plan? (a) think of ideas (b) pick one plan
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or say what is wrong? (a) try it out (b) say what is wrong
17. 17.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) breaking it into parts (c) ignoring the problem (d) trying again
18. 18.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) giving up at once (c) staying calm (d) guessing wildly
19. 19.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) trying again (c) giving up at once (d) making a list
20. 20.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) panicking (c) blaming others (d) asking for help
22. 22.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
25. 25.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
27. 27.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) only a stranger (b) a rumour (c) a teacher or parent (d) nobody ever
28. 28.🛠️ 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
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or see if it helped? (a) understand the problem (b) see if it helped
30. 30.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to find the best one (b) to confuse people (c) no reason (d) to waste time
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) giving up at once (c) guessing wildly (d) ignoring the problem
32. 32.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) stop cycling (b) kick the cycle (c) buy a new cycle (d) look at what is wrong
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or say what is wrong? (a) pick one plan (b) say what is wrong
34. 34.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) blame the tools (c) hide it (d) try another idea
35. 35.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) staying calm (c) ignoring the problem (d) blaming others
37. 37.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
38. 38.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) panicking (c) breaking it into parts (d) drawing a diagram
40. 40.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way

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