Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 442 · 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: try it out? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
2. 2.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) only a stranger (b) a teacher or parent (c) nobody ever (d) a rumour
3. 3.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
4. 4.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) giving up at once (c) drawing a diagram (d) breaking it into parts
5. 5.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
6. 6.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) breaking it into parts (c) panicking (d) making a list
7. 7.🛠️ 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
8. 8.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or pick one plan? (a) understand the problem (b) pick one plan
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
10. 10.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
12. 12.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) hide it (c) blame the tools (d) try another idea
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or pick one plan? (a) check if it worked (b) pick one plan
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) breaking it into parts (c) asking for help (d) giving up at once
16. 16.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) panicking (c) guessing wildly (d) drawing a diagram
18. 18.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
20. 20.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or put the plan to work? (a) see if it helped (b) put the plan to work
21. 21.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
22. 22.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or try it out? (a) pick one plan (b) try it out
23. 23.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to waste time (c) to confuse people (d) to find the best one
24. 24.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
26. 26.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) panicking (c) making a list (d) repeating the same try
28. 28.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) panicking (c) giving up at once (d) staying calm
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or think of ideas? (a) try it out (b) think of ideas
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or say what is wrong? (a) see if it helped (b) say what is wrong
32. 32.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) give up (c) know what is wrong (d) try any idea
33. 33.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) look at what is wrong (c) stop cycling (d) kick the cycle
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or think of ideas? (a) pick one plan (b) think of ideas
35. 35.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
36. 36.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) staying calm (c) asking for help (d) guessing wildly
37. 37.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or understand the problem? (a) pick one plan (b) understand the problem
39. 39.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
40. 40.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 1

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