Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 377 · 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.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to confuse people (c) to waste time (d) to find the best one
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
3. 3.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
4. 4.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or think of ideas? (a) try it out (b) think of ideas
5. 5.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) breaking it into parts (c) asking for help (d) trying again
7. 7.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
8. 8.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) making a list (c) breaking it into parts (d) ignoring the problem
9. 9.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
10. 10.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) ignore it (c) wait for luck (d) split it into parts
11. 11.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) a teacher or parent (c) only a stranger (d) nobody ever
12. 12.🛠️ 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
13. 13.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) ignoring the problem (c) panicking (d) drawing a diagram
15. 15.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
17. 17.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) giving up at once (c) staying calm (d) drawing a diagram
19. 19.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
20. 20.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or understand the problem? (a) put the plan to work (b) understand the problem
21. 21.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or list possible fixes? (a) check if it worked (b) list possible fixes
22. 22.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
23. 23.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) look at what is wrong (b) kick the cycle (c) stop cycling (d) buy a new cycle
24. 24.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
26. 26.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) drawing a diagram (c) making a list (d) panicking
27. 27.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or choose the best idea? (a) see if it helped (b) choose the best idea
29. 29.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or say what is wrong? (a) see if it helped (b) say what is wrong
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) panicking (c) making a list (d) breaking it into parts
32. 32.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🛠️ 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
34. 34.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) ignoring the problem (c) guessing wildly (d) staying calm
35. 35.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or put the plan to work? (a) pick one plan (b) put the plan to work
37. 37.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) give up (c) know what is wrong (d) try any idea
39. 39.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) asking for help (c) ignoring the problem (d) blaming others

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