Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

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

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