Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 384 · 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: put the plan to work or check if it worked? (a) put the plan to work (b) check if it worked
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
3. 3.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
4. 4.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or understand the problem? (a) see if it helped (b) understand the problem
5. 5.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
6. 6.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) guessing wildly (b) making a list (c) staying calm (d) drawing a diagram
8. 8.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
9. 9.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) drawing a diagram (c) panicking (d) repeating the same try
12. 12.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) repeating the same try (c) guessing wildly (d) giving up at once
14. 14.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or pick one plan? (a) see if it helped (b) pick one plan
16. 16.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
17. 17.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) drawing a diagram (c) repeating the same try (d) asking for help
18. 18.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) ignoring the problem (c) panicking (d) repeating the same try
20. 20.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) blame the tools (c) try another idea (d) give up
21. 21.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
22. 22.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
23. 23.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) wait for luck (b) cry about it (c) split it into parts (d) ignore it
25. 25.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
26. 26.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a teacher or parent (b) a rumour (c) only a stranger (d) nobody ever
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) drawing a diagram (c) asking for help (d) giving up at once
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) guessing wildly (c) trying again (d) making a list
29. 29.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) staying calm (c) making a list (d) repeating the same try
31. 31.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or try it out? (a) choose the best idea (b) try it out
33. 33.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to waste time (b) to confuse people (c) no reason (d) to find the best one
34. 34.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) panicking (c) breaking it into parts (d) drawing a diagram
36. 36.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) asking for help (c) ignoring the problem (d) making a list
38. 38.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) breaking it into parts (c) ignoring the problem (d) drawing a diagram
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or say what is wrong? (a) list possible fixes (b) say what is wrong
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) trying again (c) blaming others (d) staying calm

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