Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 462 · 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: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) trying again (c) asking for help (d) panicking
3. 3.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) blame someone (c) know what is wrong (d) give up
5. 5.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) panicking (c) breaking it into parts (d) drawing a diagram
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) asking for help (c) giving up at once (d) making a list
7. 7.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) staying calm (c) asking for help (d) ignoring the problem
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) repeating the same try (c) guessing wildly (d) staying calm
10. 10.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or think of ideas? (a) check if it worked (b) think of ideas
12. 12.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
14. 14.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
15. 15.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) only a stranger (b) a teacher or parent (c) a rumour (d) nobody ever
16. 16.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
17. 17.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) give up (c) try another idea (d) hide it
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
19. 19.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
20. 20.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
21. 21.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) ignoring the problem (c) blaming others (d) asking for help
22. 22.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
23. 23.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or say what is wrong? (a) list possible fixes (b) say what is wrong
25. 25.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or try it out? (a) say what is wrong (b) try it out
26. 26.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) staying calm (c) giving up at once (d) breaking it into parts
27. 27.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
28. 28.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) stop cycling (b) kick the cycle (c) buy a new cycle (d) look at what is wrong
29. 29.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) guessing wildly (c) trying again (d) breaking it into parts
30. 30.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
31. 31.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) drawing a diagram (c) panicking (d) guessing wildly
32. 32.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
34. 34.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
35. 35.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
36. 36.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or choose the best idea? (a) list possible fixes (b) choose the best idea
37. 37.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) repeating the same try (c) panicking (d) guessing wildly
39. 39.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) drawing a diagram (c) ignoring the problem (d) making a list

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