Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 435 · 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.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or understand the problem? (a) think of ideas (b) understand the problem
2. 2.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
4. 4.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
5. 5.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) asking for help (b) giving up at once (c) blaming others (d) ignoring the problem
6. 6.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
7. 7.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) trying again (c) ignoring the problem (d) panicking
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) ignoring the problem (c) repeating the same try (d) blaming others
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) asking for help (c) breaking it into parts (d) panicking
10. 10.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or say what is wrong? (a) choose the best idea (b) say what is wrong
12. 12.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or list possible fixes? (a) check if it worked (b) list possible fixes
13. 13.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or pick one plan? (a) say what is wrong (b) pick one plan
14. 14.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) trying again (c) breaking it into parts (d) giving up at once
15. 15.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) asking for help (c) drawing a diagram (d) staying calm
17. 17.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) asking for help (c) trying again (d) ignoring the problem
18. 18.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
19. 19.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) breaking it into parts (c) repeating the same try (d) guessing wildly
21. 21.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
22. 22.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) look at what is wrong (c) kick the cycle (d) stop cycling
23. 23.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to confuse people (c) to waste time (d) to find the best one
25. 25.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
26. 26.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
27. 27.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or understand the problem? (a) list possible fixes (b) understand the problem
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) panicking (c) asking for help (d) ignoring the problem
30. 30.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) try another idea (c) give up (d) hide it
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or understand the problem? (a) check if it worked (b) understand the problem
32. 32.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) guessing wildly (c) ignoring the problem (d) staying calm
35. 35.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
36. 36.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or see if it helped? (a) choose the best idea (b) see if it helped
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
38. 38.🛠️ 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
39. 39.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) nobody ever (b) a teacher or parent (c) only a stranger (d) a rumour
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) repeating the same try (c) breaking it into parts (d) asking for help

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