Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 428 · 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.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
2. 2.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or understand the problem? (a) check if it worked (b) understand the problem
4. 4.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) hide it (c) give up (d) try another idea
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) breaking it into parts (c) blaming others (d) giving up at once
6. 6.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) giving up at once (c) panicking (d) staying calm
7. 7.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) giving up at once (c) guessing wildly (d) asking for help
8. 8.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
9. 9.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
10. 10.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
11. 11.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) giving up at once (c) drawing a diagram (d) asking for help
12. 12.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) making a list (c) repeating the same try (d) panicking
13. 13.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) making a list (c) asking for help (d) repeating the same try
14. 14.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) know what is wrong (b) give up (c) blame someone (d) try any idea
15. 15.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or think of ideas? (a) choose the best idea (b) think of ideas
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or put the plan to work? (a) pick one plan (b) put the plan to work
17. 17.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
18. 18.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) staying calm (c) drawing a diagram (d) trying again
20. 20.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) guessing wildly (c) asking for help (d) panicking
22. 22.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or understand the problem? (a) pick one plan (b) understand the problem
25. 25.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or understand the problem? (a) put the plan to work (b) understand the problem
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or put the plan to work? (a) see if it helped (b) put the plan to work
27. 27.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) panicking (b) staying calm (c) making a list (d) breaking it into parts
29. 29.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) to waste time (c) to find the best one (d) no reason
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or pick one plan? (a) think of ideas (b) pick one plan
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or list possible fixes? (a) pick one plan (b) list possible fixes
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or see if it helped? (a) say what is wrong (b) see if it helped
34. 34.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
35. 35.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a teacher or parent (b) nobody ever (c) only a stranger (d) a rumour
36. 36.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or think of ideas? (a) pick one plan (b) think of ideas
37. 37.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
38. 38.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
40. 40.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it

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