Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 432 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) asking for help (c) staying calm (d) ignoring the problem
2. 2.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) trying again (c) staying calm (d) making a list
4. 4.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to find the best one (b) to confuse people (c) no reason (d) to waste time
5. 5.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) try another idea (b) blame the tools (c) hide it (d) give up
7. 7.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) wait for luck (b) cry about it (c) split it into parts (d) ignore it
8. 8.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
9. 9.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) blaming others (c) making a list (d) breaking it into parts
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) blaming others (c) giving up at once (d) ignoring the problem
12. 12.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) staying calm (c) drawing a diagram (d) repeating the same try
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or see if it helped? (a) understand the problem (b) see if it helped
15. 15.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or say what is wrong? (a) pick one plan (b) say what is wrong
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) giving up at once (c) blaming others (d) panicking
18. 18.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
22. 22.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or list possible fixes? (a) put the plan to work (b) list possible fixes
23. 23.🛠️ 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
24. 24.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
25. 25.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) staying calm (b) blaming others (c) guessing wildly (d) panicking
26. 26.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
27. 27.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) look at what is wrong (b) buy a new cycle (c) stop cycling (d) kick the cycle
28. 28.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or choose the best idea? (a) see if it helped (b) choose the best idea
30. 30.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) panicking (c) guessing wildly (d) trying again
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or check if it worked? (a) think of ideas (b) check if it worked
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or pick one plan? (a) see if it helped (b) pick one plan
33. 33.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) asking for help (b) repeating the same try (c) blaming others (d) giving up at once
34. 34.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or put the plan to work? (a) check if it worked (b) put the plan to work
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or say what is wrong? (a) think of ideas (b) say what is wrong
38. 38.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
39. 39.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or say what is wrong? (a) try it out (b) say what is wrong

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