Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 434 · 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: say what is wrong? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) ignoring the problem (c) drawing a diagram (d) giving up at once
4. 4.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
5. 5.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) give up (c) blame someone (d) know what is wrong
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
7. 7.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
9. 9.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) blaming others (b) trying again (c) asking for help (d) making a list
10. 10.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
11. 11.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) breaking it into parts (c) panicking (d) staying calm
12. 12.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or check if it worked? (a) choose the best idea (b) check if it worked
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) making a list (c) drawing a diagram (d) trying again
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or say what is wrong? (a) check if it worked (b) say what is wrong
15. 15.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
16. 16.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
19. 19.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
20. 20.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
21. 21.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
22. 22.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🛠️ 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
25. 25.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) kick the cycle (b) buy a new cycle (c) stop cycling (d) look at what is wrong
26. 26.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
27. 27.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
29. 29.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) only a stranger (b) a teacher or parent (c) nobody ever (d) a rumour
30. 30.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) breaking it into parts (c) repeating the same try (d) staying calm
31. 31.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
32. 32.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to waste time (c) to find the best one (d) to confuse people
33. 33.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) staying calm (b) giving up at once (c) ignoring the problem (d) repeating the same try
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or try it out? (a) list possible fixes (b) try it out
35. 35.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) giving up at once (c) asking for help (d) breaking it into parts
37. 37.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) asking for help (c) ignoring the problem (d) repeating the same try
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) giving up at once (c) making a list (d) panicking
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) staying calm (c) panicking (d) asking for help
40. 40.🛠️ 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

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