Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 399 · 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) asking for help (b) blaming others (c) trying again (d) breaking it into parts
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) panicking (c) repeating the same try (d) drawing a diagram
3. 3.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
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.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
6. 6.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) kick the cycle (b) look at what is wrong (c) buy a new cycle (d) stop cycling
8. 8.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) guessing wildly (b) breaking it into parts (c) staying calm (d) asking for help
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or say what is wrong? (a) try it out (b) say what is wrong
10. 10.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) to waste time (c) to find the best one (d) no reason
11. 11.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
14. 14.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) panicking (c) drawing a diagram (d) blaming others
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) guessing wildly (c) staying calm (d) repeating the same try
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) giving up at once (c) staying calm (d) trying again
17. 17.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or see if it helped? (a) pick one plan (b) see if it helped
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) asking for help (c) staying calm (d) panicking
19. 19.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
20. 20.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
21. 21.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) breaking it into parts (c) giving up at once (d) staying calm
22. 22.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or understand the problem? (a) choose the best idea (b) understand the problem
24. 24.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) blaming others (c) staying calm (d) breaking it into parts
25. 25.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) only a stranger (c) nobody ever (d) a teacher or parent
26. 26.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
27. 27.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) breaking it into parts (c) trying again (d) asking for help
29. 29.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) panicking (c) asking for help (d) ignoring the problem
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or see if it helped? (a) understand the problem (b) see if it helped
32. 32.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) trying again (c) panicking (d) ignoring the problem
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or choose the best idea? (a) understand the problem (b) choose the best idea
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or say what is wrong? (a) see if it helped (b) say what is wrong
35. 35.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) give up (c) try another idea (d) hide it
37. 37.🛠️ 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
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or understand the problem? (a) try it out (b) understand the problem
39. 39.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
40. 40.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False

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