Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 376 · 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.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or list possible fixes? (a) try it out (b) list possible fixes
2. 2.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) guessing wildly (c) drawing a diagram (d) asking for help
3. 3.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) know what is wrong (c) blame someone (d) give up
4. 4.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) stop cycling (c) kick the cycle (d) look at what is wrong
5. 5.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
6. 6.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or try it out? (a) list possible fixes (b) try it out
8. 8.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
10. 10.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or check if it worked? (a) think of ideas (b) check if it worked
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or say what is wrong? (a) put the plan to work (b) say what is wrong
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) staying calm (c) repeating the same try (d) asking for help
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) breaking it into parts (c) drawing a diagram (d) blaming others
14. 14.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) trying again (b) panicking (c) repeating the same try (d) blaming others
15. 15.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) guessing wildly (c) repeating the same try (d) panicking
17. 17.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) ignoring the problem (c) trying again (d) making a list
18. 18.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) nobody ever (b) a teacher or parent (c) only a stranger (d) a rumour
19. 19.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
20. 20.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) hide it (c) give up (d) try another idea
21. 21.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) asking for help (c) giving up at once (d) ignoring the problem
22. 22.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
23. 23.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
24. 24.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
25. 25.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or choose the best idea? (a) think of ideas (b) choose the best idea
26. 26.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
27. 27.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) asking for help (c) trying again (d) panicking
28. 28.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or check if it worked? (a) understand the problem (b) check if it worked
30. 30.🛠️ 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) ignoring the problem (c) making a list (d) asking for help
32. 32.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) breaking it into parts (c) staying calm (d) making a list
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) giving up at once (c) breaking it into parts (d) repeating the same try
35. 35.🛠️ 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) giving up at once (c) repeating the same try (d) blaming others
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) drawing a diagram (c) breaking it into parts (d) panicking
38. 38.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or choose the best idea? (a) say what is wrong (b) choose the best idea
40. 40.🛠️ 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

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