Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 456 · 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.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
2. 2.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or put the plan to work? (a) check if it worked (b) put the plan to work
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
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.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) breaking it into parts (c) trying again (d) repeating the same try
8. 8.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or understand the problem? (a) choose the best idea (b) understand the problem
9. 9.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) give up (c) know what is wrong (d) blame someone
10. 10.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or think of ideas? (a) see if it helped (b) think of ideas
11. 11.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) repeating the same try (c) making a list (d) breaking it into parts
12. 12.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) asking for help (b) giving up at once (c) panicking (d) ignoring the problem
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
14. 14.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
15. 15.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or choose the best idea? (a) list possible fixes (b) choose the best idea
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) trying again (c) drawing a diagram (d) staying calm
17. 17.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
18. 18.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) repeating the same try (c) blaming others (d) drawing a diagram
20. 20.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
21. 21.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) making a list (c) giving up at once (d) ignoring the problem
22. 22.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) kick the cycle (c) look at what is wrong (d) stop cycling
23. 23.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
24. 24.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) breaking it into parts (c) asking for help (d) panicking
27. 27.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) giving up at once (c) staying calm (d) ignoring the problem
28. 28.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) trying again (c) panicking (d) breaking it into parts
29. 29.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or list possible fixes? (a) put the plan to work (b) list possible fixes
31. 31.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) breaking it into parts (c) guessing wildly (d) ignoring the problem
32. 32.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) trying again (c) repeating the same try (d) blaming others
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
34. 34.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) staying calm (c) drawing a diagram (d) ignoring the problem
36. 36.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) only a stranger (b) nobody ever (c) a teacher or parent (d) a rumour
38. 38.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) try another idea (c) give up (d) hide it
39. 39.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) guessing wildly (c) breaking it into parts (d) staying calm
40. 40.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True

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