Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 438 · 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) giving up at once (b) drawing a diagram (c) ignoring the problem (d) repeating the same try
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
3. 3.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) look at what is wrong (b) kick the cycle (c) buy a new cycle (d) stop cycling
4. 4.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) trying again (b) panicking (c) repeating the same try (d) ignoring the problem
5. 5.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) try any idea (c) give up (d) know what is wrong
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) making a list (c) breaking it into parts (d) trying again
7. 7.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) a teacher or parent (c) only a stranger (d) nobody ever
8. 8.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or check if it worked? (a) pick one plan (b) check if it worked
9. 9.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
11. 11.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
12. 12.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
13. 13.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
14. 14.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) staying calm (c) blaming others (d) giving up at once
17. 17.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) breaking it into parts (c) staying calm (d) giving up at once
18. 18.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) drawing a diagram (c) guessing wildly (d) panicking
19. 19.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) repeating the same try (c) asking for help (d) making a list
20. 20.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
21. 21.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
22. 22.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) panicking (c) blaming others (d) asking for help
23. 23.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) making a list (c) ignoring the problem (d) giving up at once
25. 25.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or check if it worked? (a) put the plan to work (b) check if it worked
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or see if it helped? (a) understand the problem (b) see if it helped
27. 27.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) ignoring the problem (c) drawing a diagram (d) making a list
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or think of ideas? (a) see if it helped (b) think of ideas
29. 29.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) staying calm (c) panicking (d) trying again
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) repeating the same try (c) blaming others (d) ignoring the problem
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or pick one plan? (a) put the plan to work (b) pick one plan
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or pick one plan? (a) check if it worked (b) pick one plan
33. 33.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
36. 36.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) staying calm (c) drawing a diagram (d) guessing wildly
38. 38.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
39. 39.🛠️ 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
40. 40.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) try another idea (c) give up (d) hide it

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