Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 385 · 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.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) nobody ever (b) only a stranger (c) a rumour (d) a teacher or parent
2. 2.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) kick the cycle (c) look at what is wrong (d) stop cycling
3. 3.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
5. 5.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) give up (c) know what is wrong (d) try any idea
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) giving up at once (c) breaking it into parts (d) ignoring the problem
7. 7.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
8. 8.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to waste time (b) no reason (c) to confuse people (d) to find the best one
10. 10.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) hide it (c) try another idea (d) blame the tools
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) making a list (c) drawing a diagram (d) ignoring the problem
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) staying calm (c) blaming others (d) asking for help
13. 13.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) wait for luck (b) cry about it (c) ignore it (d) split it into parts
15. 15.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) guessing wildly (b) staying calm (c) asking for help (d) making a list
16. 16.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
17. 17.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
19. 19.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
20. 20.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or check if it worked? (a) understand the problem (b) check if it worked
21. 21.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or see if it helped? (a) say what is wrong (b) see if it helped
22. 22.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) trying again (c) staying calm (d) repeating the same try
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or put the plan to work? (a) think of ideas (b) put the plan to work
25. 25.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
26. 26.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or put the plan to work? (a) say what is wrong (b) put the plan to work
28. 28.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) asking for help (c) making a list (d) blaming others
30. 30.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) ignoring the problem (c) asking for help (d) repeating the same try
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or understand the problem? (a) see if it helped (b) understand the problem
33. 33.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) repeating the same try (c) breaking it into parts (d) drawing a diagram
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) making a list (c) asking for help (d) giving up at once
36. 36.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) panicking (c) guessing wildly (d) trying again
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) blaming others (c) panicking (d) ignoring the problem
38. 38.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
39. 39.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) breaking it into parts (b) repeating the same try (c) blaming others (d) guessing wildly
40. 40.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) giving up at once (c) drawing a diagram (d) staying calm

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