Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 458 · 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.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
2. 2.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
3. 3.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or choose the best idea? (a) list possible fixes (b) choose the best idea
4. 4.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
7. 7.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or say what is wrong? (a) think of ideas (b) say what is wrong
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) repeating the same try (c) breaking it into parts (d) giving up at once
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or understand the problem? (a) try it out (b) understand the problem
10. 10.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) drawing a diagram (c) trying again (d) staying calm
12. 12.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) asking for help (c) guessing wildly (d) ignoring the problem
13. 13.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to find the best one (b) to confuse people (c) no reason (d) to waste time
14. 14.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
15. 15.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) a teacher or parent (c) nobody ever (d) only a stranger
16. 16.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) split it into parts (c) ignore it (d) wait for luck
17. 17.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) look at what is wrong (b) buy a new cycle (c) stop cycling (d) kick the cycle
18. 18.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) give up (c) know what is wrong (d) try any idea
20. 20.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
21. 21.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
22. 22.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) panicking (b) breaking it into parts (c) making a list (d) asking for help
23. 23.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) giving up at once (c) guessing wildly (d) blaming others
25. 25.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) repeating the same try (c) giving up at once (d) staying calm
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
27. 27.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) drawing a diagram (c) ignoring the problem (d) trying again
28. 28.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
29. 29.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) guessing wildly (c) ignoring the problem (d) blaming others
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) trying again (c) drawing a diagram (d) giving up at once
32. 32.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) guessing wildly (c) making a list (d) repeating the same try
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
34. 34.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) trying again (c) ignoring the problem (d) giving up at once
35. 35.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) blaming others (b) trying again (c) making a list (d) drawing a diagram
37. 37.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
38. 38.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
39. 39.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
40. 40.🛠️ 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

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