Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 411 · 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: try it out or choose the best idea? (a) try it out (b) choose the best idea
2. 2.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) blaming others (c) ignoring the problem (d) staying calm
4. 4.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) giving up at once (c) staying calm (d) asking for help
5. 5.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) making a list (c) drawing a diagram (d) staying calm
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) breaking it into parts (c) making a list (d) panicking
9. 9.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) wait for luck (c) split it into parts (d) ignore it
10. 10.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or choose the best idea? (a) think of ideas (b) choose the best idea
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or choose the best idea? (a) say what is wrong (b) choose the best idea
12. 12.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) blaming others (c) asking for help (d) staying calm
14. 14.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or say what is wrong? (a) think of ideas (b) say what is wrong
16. 16.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
17. 17.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) nobody ever (b) a rumour (c) only a stranger (d) a teacher or parent
19. 19.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or say what is wrong? (a) try it out (b) say what is wrong
21. 21.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
22. 22.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) repeating the same try (c) blaming others (d) ignoring the problem
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or list possible fixes? (a) check if it worked (b) list possible fixes
25. 25.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) know what is wrong (b) give up (c) blame someone (d) try any idea
28. 28.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
30. 30.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
31. 31.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) ignoring the problem (c) panicking (d) drawing a diagram
33. 33.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) asking for help (b) blaming others (c) panicking (d) giving up at once
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or check if it worked? (a) put the plan to work (b) check if it worked
36. 36.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) making a list (c) staying calm (d) blaming others
37. 37.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) breaking it into parts (c) trying again (d) ignoring the problem
40. 40.🛠️ 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

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