Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 375 · 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) look at what is wrong (c) buy a new cycle (d) kick the cycle
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) staying calm (c) asking for help (d) guessing wildly
3. 3.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) panicking (c) trying again (d) breaking it into parts
4. 4.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) making a list (c) blaming others (d) giving up at once
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) guessing wildly (c) trying again (d) blaming others
7. 7.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) trying again (c) making a list (d) asking for help
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or pick one plan? (a) think of ideas (b) pick one plan
10. 10.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) ignore it (b) cry about it (c) wait for luck (d) split it into parts
11. 11.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) trying again (c) asking for help (d) ignoring the problem
13. 13.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or see if it helped? (a) choose the best idea (b) see if it helped
14. 14.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
15. 15.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) trying again (b) repeating the same try (c) ignoring the problem (d) giving up at once
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.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
18. 18.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or check if it worked? (a) pick one plan (b) check if it worked
19. 19.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) giving up at once (b) staying calm (c) making a list (d) drawing a diagram
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) panicking (c) repeating the same try (d) drawing a diagram
21. 21.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) ignoring the problem (c) trying again (d) staying calm
22. 22.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
23. 23.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) ignoring the problem (c) panicking (d) giving up at once
25. 25.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) panicking (c) blaming others (d) staying calm
26. 26.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
28. 28.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or choose the best idea? (a) check if it worked (b) choose the best idea
30. 30.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
32. 32.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
33. 33.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) breaking it into parts (c) guessing wildly (d) blaming others
34. 34.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a teacher or parent (b) only a stranger (c) nobody ever (d) a rumour
35. 35.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
36. 36.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or choose the best idea? (a) think of ideas (b) choose the best idea
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or say what is wrong? (a) choose the best idea (b) say what is wrong
38. 38.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) try another idea (b) hide it (c) give up (d) blame the tools
39. 39.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) panicking (c) blaming others (d) giving up at once

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