Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 446 · 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.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) drawing a diagram (c) panicking (d) guessing wildly
4. 4.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or put the plan to work? (a) choose the best idea (b) put the plan to work
5. 5.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
6. 6.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) trying again (c) giving up at once (d) blaming others
8. 8.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) blaming others (c) ignoring the problem (d) asking for help
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or list possible fixes? (a) try it out (b) list possible fixes
10. 10.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
11. 11.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or try it out? (a) choose the best idea (b) try it out
13. 13.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) blaming others (c) asking for help (d) trying again
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or check if it worked? (a) list possible fixes (b) check if it worked
15. 15.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) repeating the same try (c) blaming others (d) trying again
17. 17.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
19. 19.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
20. 20.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) ignore it (b) cry about it (c) split it into parts (d) wait for luck
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) asking for help (c) guessing wildly (d) making a list
22. 22.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) nobody ever (c) only a stranger (d) a teacher or parent
23. 23.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) breaking it into parts (c) blaming others (d) guessing wildly
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) trying again (c) staying calm (d) blaming others
26. 26.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
27. 27.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or list possible fixes? (a) say what is wrong (b) list possible fixes
29. 29.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) giving up at once (b) trying again (c) breaking it into parts (d) drawing a diagram
30. 30.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) know what is wrong (b) give up (c) blame someone (d) try any idea
31. 31.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
32. 32.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to confuse people (c) to waste time (d) to find the best one
33. 33.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) asking for help (c) making a list (d) breaking it into parts
35. 35.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
36. 36.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) give up (c) hide it (d) try another idea
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or say what is wrong? (a) put the plan to work (b) say what is wrong
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or put the plan to work? (a) understand the problem (b) put the plan to work
39. 39.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) drawing a diagram (b) giving up at once (c) ignoring the problem (d) repeating the same try
40. 40.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) guessing wildly (c) breaking it into parts (d) ignoring the problem

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