Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 448 · 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 of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) blaming others (c) guessing wildly (d) trying again
2. 2.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
3. 3.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
4. 4.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) hide it (c) blame the tools (d) try another idea
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) blaming others (c) drawing a diagram (d) panicking
6. 6.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
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.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) nobody ever (b) a rumour (c) a teacher or parent (d) only a stranger
9. 9.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
11. 11.🛠️ 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) trying again (c) giving up at once (d) guessing wildly
13. 13.🛠️ 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
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or put the plan to work? (a) say what is wrong (b) put the plan to work
15. 15.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
16. 16.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
17. 17.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) staying calm (c) trying again (d) ignoring the problem
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) making a list (c) staying calm (d) drawing a diagram
19. 19.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
22. 22.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) ignoring the problem (c) guessing wildly (d) breaking it into parts
24. 24.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) drawing a diagram (c) asking for help (d) guessing wildly
25. 25.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) trying again (c) repeating the same try (d) staying calm
27. 27.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
28. 28.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) split it into parts (b) ignore it (c) cry about it (d) wait for luck
29. 29.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
31. 31.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) drawing a diagram (c) guessing wildly (d) giving up at once
32. 32.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) asking for help (c) blaming others (d) panicking
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
34. 34.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) giving up at once (c) guessing wildly (d) staying calm
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or understand the problem? (a) list possible fixes (b) understand the problem
36. 36.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
37. 37.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
38. 38.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) stop cycling (b) buy a new cycle (c) kick the cycle (d) look at what is wrong
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or pick one plan? (a) check if it worked (b) pick one plan
40. 40.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False

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