Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 415 · 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: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
3. 3.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) repeating the same try (c) panicking (d) breaking it into parts
5. 5.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
7. 7.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) repeating the same try (c) giving up at once (d) trying again
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
9. 9.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or pick one plan? (a) check if it worked (b) pick one plan
12. 12.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🛠️ 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
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or choose the best idea? (a) list possible fixes (b) choose the best idea
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) guessing wildly (c) giving up at once (d) drawing a diagram
16. 16.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) trying again (c) giving up at once (d) staying calm
18. 18.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
19. 19.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
20. 20.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) know what is wrong (c) give up (d) try any idea
21. 21.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or pick one plan? (a) think of ideas (b) pick one plan
23. 23.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) making a list (c) giving up at once (d) guessing wildly
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) repeating the same try (c) giving up at once (d) panicking
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or see if it helped? (a) pick one plan (b) see if it helped
27. 27.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or pick one plan? (a) see if it helped (b) pick one plan
29. 29.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) giving up at once (b) staying calm (c) breaking it into parts (d) asking for help
30. 30.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) asking for help (c) blaming others (d) staying calm
31. 31.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) only a stranger (b) nobody ever (c) a rumour (d) a teacher or parent
32. 32.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to find the best one (b) to waste time (c) no reason (d) to confuse people
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or think of ideas? (a) try it out (b) think of ideas
35. 35.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
36. 36.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) giving up at once (c) asking for help (d) repeating the same try
39. 39.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
40. 40.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4

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