Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 461 · 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: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or try it out? (a) understand the problem (b) try it out
3. 3.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to find the best one (b) to confuse people (c) no reason (d) to waste time
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) guessing wildly (c) drawing a diagram (d) giving up at once
5. 5.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
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.🛠️ 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
8. 8.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or think of ideas? (a) see if it helped (b) think of ideas
9. 9.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
10. 10.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) ignoring the problem (c) guessing wildly (d) staying calm
11. 11.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
12. 12.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
14. 14.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) breaking it into parts (c) ignoring the problem (d) giving up at once
15. 15.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
16. 16.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) panicking (c) drawing a diagram (d) ignoring the problem
17. 17.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) blaming others (c) ignoring the problem (d) making a list
20. 20.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) only a stranger (b) a teacher or parent (c) a rumour (d) nobody ever
21. 21.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) staying calm (c) asking for help (d) giving up at once
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or see if it helped? (a) say what is wrong (b) see if it helped
24. 24.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) making a list (c) drawing a diagram (d) panicking
26. 26.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) blame the tools (c) try another idea (d) hide it
27. 27.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) drawing a diagram (c) giving up at once (d) breaking it into parts
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or try it out? (a) choose the best idea (b) try it out
29. 29.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) look at what is wrong (b) kick the cycle (c) stop cycling (d) buy a new cycle
31. 31.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) give up (b) try any idea (c) blame someone (d) know what is wrong
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or choose the best idea? (a) think of ideas (b) choose the best idea
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) breaking it into parts (c) guessing wildly (d) staying calm
34. 34.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or think of ideas? (a) pick one plan (b) think of ideas
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) staying calm (c) repeating the same try (d) trying again
37. 37.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
38. 38.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) wait for luck (b) split it into parts (c) cry about it (d) ignore it
39. 39.🛠️ 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
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or try it out? (a) think of ideas (b) try it out

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