Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 407 · 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.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) try another idea (c) blame the tools (d) give up
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
4. 4.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) drawing a diagram (c) asking for help (d) giving up at once
6. 6.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) ignoring the problem (c) trying again (d) panicking
7. 7.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
8. 8.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) wait for luck (b) cry about it (c) ignore it (d) split it into parts
9. 9.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) repeating the same try (c) ignoring the problem (d) breaking it into parts
10. 10.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
11. 11.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) panicking (c) guessing wildly (d) drawing a diagram
12. 12.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or think of ideas? (a) see if it helped (b) think of ideas
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
14. 14.🛠️ 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
15. 15.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) making a list (c) repeating the same try (d) trying again
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.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) asking for help (c) blaming others (d) giving up at once
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) panicking (c) staying calm (d) asking for help
19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or pick one plan? (a) put the plan to work (b) pick one plan
20. 20.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
21. 21.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or put the plan to work? (a) see if it helped (b) put the plan to work
22. 22.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
23. 23.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) blaming others (b) breaking it into parts (c) asking for help (d) drawing a diagram
25. 25.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
26. 26.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) only a stranger (b) a teacher or parent (c) a rumour (d) nobody ever
27. 27.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
28. 28.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) ignoring the problem (c) giving up at once (d) blaming others
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or check if it worked? (a) pick one plan (b) check if it worked
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) panicking (c) making a list (d) ignoring the problem
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or choose the best idea? (a) see if it helped (b) choose the best idea
33. 33.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) staying calm (c) panicking (d) blaming others
35. 35.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) repeating the same try (c) drawing a diagram (d) blaming others
37. 37.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or say what is wrong? (a) check if it worked (b) say what is wrong
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or see if it helped? (a) list possible fixes (b) see if it helped
40. 40.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 2

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