Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 42 · 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) blame someone (b) try any idea (c) know what is wrong (d) give up
2. 2.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) breaking it into parts (c) panicking (d) staying calm
3. 3.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
4. 4.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) repeating the same try (b) asking for help (c) breaking it into parts (d) trying again
5. 5.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a teacher or parent (b) nobody ever (c) a rumour (d) only a stranger
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) blaming others (c) breaking it into parts (d) giving up at once
7. 7.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) repeating the same try (c) giving up at once (d) trying again
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or try it out? (a) think of ideas (b) try it out
10. 10.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) repeating the same try (c) panicking (d) staying calm
13. 13.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or understand the problem? (a) choose the best idea (b) understand the problem
14. 14.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) breaking it into parts (c) giving up at once (d) making a list
16. 16.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) ignoring the problem (c) asking for help (d) breaking it into parts
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
19. 19.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) stop cycling (b) kick the cycle (c) look at what is wrong (d) buy a new cycle
20. 20.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or put the plan to work? (a) think of ideas (b) put the plan to work
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) repeating the same try (c) panicking (d) blaming others
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) repeating the same try (c) panicking (d) ignoring the problem
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) trying again (c) guessing wildly (d) breaking it into parts
24. 24.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) giving up at once (c) asking for help (d) panicking
25. 25.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) try another idea (b) blame the tools (c) give up (d) hide it
27. 27.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) trying again (c) drawing a diagram (d) panicking
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) making a list (c) repeating the same try (d) panicking
31. 31.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
32. 32.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or list possible fixes? (a) pick one plan (b) list possible fixes
34. 34.🛠️ 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
35. 35.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) ignoring the problem (c) repeating the same try (d) drawing a diagram
36. 36.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or try it out? (a) list possible fixes (b) try it out
38. 38.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
39. 39.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way

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