Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 383 · 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 fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) blame the tools (c) give up (d) try another idea
2. 2.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
4. 4.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
5. 5.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) try any idea (c) give up (d) know what is wrong
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) making a list (c) asking for help (d) trying again
7. 7.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
8. 8.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) look at what is wrong (b) kick the cycle (c) buy a new cycle (d) stop cycling
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) guessing wildly (c) repeating the same try (d) breaking it into parts
10. 10.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) staying calm (b) blaming others (c) giving up at once (d) panicking
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) ignoring the problem (c) blaming others (d) staying calm
13. 13.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) ignoring the problem (b) trying again (c) breaking it into parts (d) staying calm
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) making a list (c) guessing wildly (d) panicking
16. 16.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) to find the best one (c) no reason (d) to waste time
18. 18.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
19. 19.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) trying again (c) drawing a diagram (d) panicking
21. 21.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
22. 22.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) panicking (c) breaking it into parts (d) trying again
23. 23.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a teacher or parent (b) a rumour (c) nobody ever (d) only a stranger
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) staying calm (c) blaming others (d) trying again
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) making a list (c) staying calm (d) guessing wildly
26. 26.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
29. 29.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) breaking it into parts (c) blaming others (d) giving up at once
30. 30.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
31. 31.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
32. 32.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
33. 33.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
35. 35.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or check if it worked? (a) say what is wrong (b) check if it worked
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) ignoring the problem (c) trying again (d) panicking
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or put the plan to work? (a) list possible fixes (b) put the plan to work
40. 40.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 5

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