Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 369 · 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.🚲 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
2. 2.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or think of ideas? (a) try it out (b) think of ideas
3. 3.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) repeating the same try (c) guessing wildly (d) drawing a diagram
5. 5.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) blaming others (c) guessing wildly (d) breaking it into parts
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
7. 7.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) asking for help (c) breaking it into parts (d) guessing wildly
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) repeating the same try (c) ignoring the problem (d) panicking
9. 9.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) give up (c) try any idea (d) know what is wrong
10. 10.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or check if it worked? (a) say what is wrong (b) check if it worked
12. 12.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or think of ideas? (a) check if it worked (b) think of ideas
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
14. 14.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) panicking (b) trying again (c) drawing a diagram (d) asking for help
15. 15.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or say what is wrong? (a) try it out (b) say what is wrong
16. 16.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
19. 19.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) staying calm (b) repeating the same try (c) panicking (d) guessing wildly
20. 20.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or check if it worked? (a) choose the best idea (b) check if it worked
21. 21.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
22. 22.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) making a list (c) repeating the same try (d) giving up at once
24. 24.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
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.🛠️ 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) blaming others (c) panicking (d) repeating the same try
29. 29.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) breaking it into parts (c) trying again (d) staying calm
31. 31.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) staying calm (c) blaming others (d) breaking it into parts
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) making a list (c) drawing a diagram (d) trying again
34. 34.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) blaming others (c) breaking it into parts (d) making a list
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) breaking it into parts (c) staying calm (d) panicking
36. 36.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) only a stranger (c) a teacher or parent (d) nobody ever
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or list possible fixes? (a) see if it helped (b) list possible fixes
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or list possible fixes? (a) try it out (b) list possible fixes
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or choose the best idea? (a) list possible fixes (b) choose the best idea
40. 40.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way

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