Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 414 · 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.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) blame someone (c) know what is wrong (d) give up
2. 2.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or choose the best idea? (a) put the plan to work (b) choose the best idea
3. 3.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
4. 4.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
5. 5.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) kick the cycle (b) buy a new cycle (c) look at what is wrong (d) stop cycling
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) trying again (c) asking for help (d) making a list
7. 7.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) drawing a diagram (c) blaming others (d) repeating the same try
8. 8.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a teacher or parent (b) a rumour (c) nobody ever (d) only a stranger
10. 10.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to find the best one (c) to waste time (d) to confuse people
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) asking for help (c) staying calm (d) drawing a diagram
13. 13.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or list possible fixes? (a) see if it helped (b) list possible fixes
15. 15.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or choose the best idea? (a) try it out (b) choose the best idea
17. 17.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) split it into parts (c) ignore it (d) wait for luck
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) ignoring the problem (c) breaking it into parts (d) making a list
19. 19.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) breaking it into parts (c) asking for help (d) blaming others
20. 20.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) giving up at once (c) guessing wildly (d) making a list
22. 22.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) giving up at once (c) blaming others (d) breaking it into parts
24. 24.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
25. 25.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or think of ideas? (a) pick one plan (b) think of ideas
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) giving up at once (c) guessing wildly (d) drawing a diagram
27. 27.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
28. 28.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or choose the best idea? (a) check if it worked (b) choose the best idea
30. 30.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) breaking it into parts (c) drawing a diagram (d) panicking
31. 31.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) giving up at once (c) ignoring the problem (d) staying calm
33. 33.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
34. 34.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) ignoring the problem (c) breaking it into parts (d) panicking
36. 36.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
37. 37.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
39. 39.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
40. 40.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) guessing wildly (b) asking for help (c) breaking it into parts (d) staying calm

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