Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 367 · 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: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
3. 3.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) drawing a diagram (c) ignoring the problem (d) panicking
4. 4.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
5. 5.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
6. 6.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) panicking (c) making a list (d) breaking it into parts
7. 7.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) to waste time (c) no reason (d) to find the best one
8. 8.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or pick one plan? (a) see if it helped (b) pick one plan
9. 9.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) making a list (c) guessing wildly (d) breaking it into parts
10. 10.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) panicking (c) staying calm (d) blaming others
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) asking for help (c) blaming others (d) trying again
12. 12.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
13. 13.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) give up (c) blame someone (d) know what is wrong
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or put the plan to work? (a) see if it helped (b) put the plan to work
17. 17.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
18. 18.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
19. 19.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) breaking it into parts (c) repeating the same try (d) blaming others
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) staying calm (c) asking for help (d) breaking it into parts
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) drawing a diagram (c) giving up at once (d) repeating the same try
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.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) giving up at once (c) ignoring the problem (d) repeating the same try
25. 25.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) asking for help (c) guessing wildly (d) blaming others
26. 26.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
27. 27.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) give up (c) blame the tools (d) try another idea
28. 28.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or pick one plan? (a) think of ideas (b) pick one plan
30. 30.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
33. 33.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) blaming others (c) making a list (d) repeating the same try
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or pick one plan? (a) try it out (b) pick one plan
36. 36.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or see if it helped? (a) pick one plan (b) see if it helped
37. 37.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) only a stranger (c) nobody ever (d) a teacher or parent
38. 38.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or check if it worked? (a) list possible fixes (b) check if it worked

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