Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 39 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) repeating the same try (c) guessing wildly (d) giving up at once
2. 2.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) giving up at once (c) guessing wildly (d) making a list
3. 3.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
5. 5.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) giving up at once (c) drawing a diagram (d) trying again
6. 6.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) split it into parts (c) ignore it (d) wait for luck
7. 7.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
8. 8.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) stop cycling (c) look at what is wrong (d) kick the cycle
11. 11.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) drawing a diagram (c) repeating the same try (d) ignoring the problem
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
14. 14.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
15. 15.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) guessing wildly (c) drawing a diagram (d) trying again
16. 16.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
17. 17.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
18. 18.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or try it out? (a) say what is wrong (b) try it out
20. 20.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
21. 21.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) breaking it into parts (c) ignoring the problem (d) asking for help
23. 23.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
24. 24.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
25. 25.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or check if it worked? (a) understand the problem (b) check if it worked
27. 27.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) trying again (c) repeating the same try (d) staying calm
28. 28.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) blame someone (c) give up (d) know what is wrong
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or list possible fixes? (a) understand the problem (b) list possible fixes
30. 30.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to find the best one (b) to confuse people (c) to waste time (d) no reason
31. 31.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
32. 32.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or put the plan to work? (a) choose the best idea (b) put the plan to work
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or pick one plan? (a) try it out (b) pick one plan
36. 36.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or list possible fixes? (a) choose the best idea (b) list possible fixes
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or see if it helped? (a) put the plan to work (b) see if it helped
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or say what is wrong? (a) pick one plan (b) say what is wrong
39. 39.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) hide it (c) blame the tools (d) try another idea

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