Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 388 · 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 say what is wrong? (a) list possible fixes (b) say what is wrong
2. 2.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) nobody ever (b) only a stranger (c) a rumour (d) a teacher or parent
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) repeating the same try (c) making a list (d) giving up at once
4. 4.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
5. 5.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) making a list (c) staying calm (d) guessing wildly
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) drawing a diagram (c) breaking it into parts (d) guessing wildly
7. 7.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) staying calm (c) panicking (d) making a list
10. 10.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) repeating the same try (c) blaming others (d) making a list
11. 11.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
12. 12.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) giving up at once (b) drawing a diagram (c) trying again (d) staying calm
13. 13.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) split it into parts (c) ignore it (d) wait for luck
14. 14.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🚲 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
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or put the plan to work? (a) check if it worked (b) put the plan to work
17. 17.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) give up (b) know what is wrong (c) try any idea (d) blame someone
18. 18.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
19. 19.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
20. 20.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to find the best one (b) to confuse people (c) to waste time (d) no reason
21. 21.🛠️ 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
22. 22.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) repeating the same try (c) staying calm (d) giving up at once
23. 23.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or say what is wrong? (a) choose the best idea (b) say what is wrong
25. 25.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or try it out? (a) choose the best idea (b) try it out
27. 27.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) repeating the same try (c) breaking it into parts (d) staying calm
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) repeating the same try (c) blaming others (d) panicking
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or think of ideas? (a) check if it worked (b) think of ideas
31. 31.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or pick one plan? (a) understand the problem (b) pick one plan
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
34. 34.🛠️ 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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) staying calm (c) drawing a diagram (d) ignoring the problem
36. 36.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
37. 37.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
39. 39.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way

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