Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 382 · 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: list possible fixes or choose the best idea? (a) list possible fixes (b) choose the best idea
2. 2.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) kick the cycle (b) buy a new cycle (c) stop cycling (d) look at what is wrong
3. 3.🛠️ 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
4. 4.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) panicking (b) staying calm (c) breaking it into parts (d) making a list
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) trying again (c) staying calm (d) panicking
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
7. 7.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) asking for help (c) trying again (d) giving up at once
9. 9.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
10. 10.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or say what is wrong? (a) think of ideas (b) say what is wrong
11. 11.🛠️ 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
12. 12.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) nobody ever (b) a rumour (c) only a stranger (d) a teacher or parent
13. 13.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or pick one plan? (a) check if it worked (b) pick one plan
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) ignoring the problem (c) making a list (d) giving up at once
15. 15.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
16. 16.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) guessing wildly (c) staying calm (d) panicking
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
19. 19.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) drawing a diagram (c) giving up at once (d) blaming others
21. 21.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) know what is wrong (c) give up (d) blame someone
23. 23.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) ignore it (c) split it into parts (d) wait for luck
24. 24.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) trying again (c) staying calm (d) giving up at once
26. 26.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) trying again (c) drawing a diagram (d) repeating the same try
28. 28.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) blaming others (b) making a list (c) staying calm (d) asking for help
29. 29.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) drawing a diagram (c) repeating the same try (d) staying calm
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or think of ideas? (a) put the plan to work (b) think of ideas
31. 31.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
32. 32.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to waste time (c) to confuse people (d) to find the best one
33. 33.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) blaming others (c) asking for help (d) giving up at once
34. 34.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) asking for help (c) blaming others (d) trying again
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) trying again (c) ignoring the problem (d) panicking
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or try it out? (a) pick one plan (b) try it out
38. 38.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
40. 40.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True

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