Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 449 · 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) giving up at once (b) asking for help (c) blaming others (d) ignoring the problem
2. 2.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or put the plan to work? (a) pick one plan (b) put the plan to work
4. 4.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or pick one plan? (a) try it out (b) pick one plan
5. 5.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
6. 6.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
7. 7.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
8. 8.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or understand the problem? (a) see if it helped (b) understand the problem
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) ignoring the problem (c) blaming others (d) staying calm
11. 11.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
14. 14.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
15. 15.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) nobody ever (b) only a stranger (c) a rumour (d) a teacher or parent
17. 17.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) hide it (c) try another idea (d) give up
18. 18.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🛠️ 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
20. 20.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
21. 21.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
22. 22.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to waste time (b) to find the best one (c) no reason (d) to confuse people
23. 23.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
24. 24.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) blame someone (c) know what is wrong (d) give up
25. 25.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) giving up at once (c) making a list (d) trying again
28. 28.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) blaming others (b) making a list (c) asking for help (d) trying again
29. 29.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or choose the best idea? (a) check if it worked (b) choose the best idea
31. 31.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) kick the cycle (b) look at what is wrong (c) buy a new cycle (d) stop cycling
32. 32.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) ignoring the problem (c) asking for help (d) drawing a diagram
33. 33.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
34. 34.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) wait for luck (b) ignore it (c) split it into parts (d) cry about it
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or understand the problem? (a) choose the best idea (b) understand the problem
36. 36.🛠️ 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
37. 37.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
38. 38.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or choose the best idea? (a) put the plan to work (b) choose the best idea

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