Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 433 · 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 of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) breaking it into parts (c) staying calm (d) panicking
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) giving up at once (c) asking for help (d) making a list
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) drawing a diagram (c) asking for help (d) trying again
4. 4.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) drawing a diagram (c) trying again (d) giving up at once
5. 5.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a teacher or parent (b) only a stranger (c) a rumour (d) nobody ever
6. 6.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or try it out? (a) pick one plan (b) try it out
7. 7.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) try another idea (c) give up (d) blame the tools
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) giving up at once (c) breaking it into parts (d) blaming others
9. 9.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) asking for help (c) guessing wildly (d) panicking
10. 10.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) know what is wrong (c) give up (d) try any idea
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) blaming others (c) making a list (d) giving up at once
13. 13.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or see if it helped? (a) pick one plan (b) see if it helped
14. 14.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
15. 15.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or see if it helped? (a) put the plan to work (b) see if it helped
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.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
18. 18.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or say what is wrong? (a) list possible fixes (b) say what is wrong
19. 19.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) drawing a diagram (c) giving up at once (d) repeating the same try
20. 20.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) breaking it into parts (c) ignoring the problem (d) making a list
21. 21.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) asking for help (c) repeating the same try (d) trying again
22. 22.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
23. 23.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) trying again (c) staying calm (d) repeating the same try
25. 25.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) stop cycling (c) kick the cycle (d) look at what is wrong
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) blaming others (c) trying again (d) asking for help
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) guessing wildly (c) making a list (d) breaking it into parts
28. 28.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
29. 29.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
30. 30.🛠️ 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
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or try it out? (a) list possible fixes (b) try it out
32. 32.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to waste time (c) to confuse people (d) to find the best one
33. 33.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
36. 36.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) guessing wildly (b) making a list (c) breaking it into parts (d) trying again
38. 38.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
39. 39.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or think of ideas? (a) pick one plan (b) think of ideas

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