Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 413 · 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.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) nobody ever (b) a rumour (c) a teacher or parent (d) only a stranger
2. 2.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) making a list (b) panicking (c) guessing wildly (d) blaming others
4. 4.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
5. 5.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
6. 6.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
7. 7.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
8. 8.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) guessing wildly (c) breaking it into parts (d) giving up at once
10. 10.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or see if it helped? (a) think of ideas (b) see if it helped
11. 11.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
12. 12.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
13. 13.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) look at what is wrong (c) kick the cycle (d) stop cycling
14. 14.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🛠️ 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
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or think of ideas? (a) see if it helped (b) think of ideas
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) trying again (c) staying calm (d) breaking it into parts
18. 18.🛠️ 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
19. 19.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
21. 21.🛠️ 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
22. 22.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) panicking (c) asking for help (d) repeating the same try
23. 23.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
24. 24.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
26. 26.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
27. 27.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
29. 29.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or understand the problem? (a) choose the best idea (b) understand the problem
31. 31.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) split it into parts (b) cry about it (c) ignore it (d) wait for luck
32. 32.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or say what is wrong? (a) think of ideas (b) say what is wrong
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or try it out? (a) choose the best idea (b) try it out
35. 35.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) breaking it into parts (b) ignoring the problem (c) blaming others (d) panicking
36. 36.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or try it out? (a) list possible fixes (b) try it out
37. 37.🛠️ 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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) panicking (c) asking for help (d) ignoring the problem
39. 39.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
40. 40.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) try any idea (c) give up (d) know what is wrong

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