Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 465 · 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: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) repeating the same try (b) drawing a diagram (c) trying again (d) breaking it into parts
3. 3.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) drawing a diagram (c) guessing wildly (d) giving up at once
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) ignoring the problem (c) panicking (d) giving up at once
5. 5.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
6. 6.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) no reason (c) to waste time (d) to find the best one
7. 7.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or understand the problem? (a) pick one plan (b) understand the problem
10. 10.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or choose the best idea? (a) try it out (b) choose the best idea
12. 12.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) know what is wrong (b) give up (c) try any idea (d) blame someone
13. 13.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) ignore it (c) wait for luck (d) split it into parts
14. 14.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
15. 15.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or check if it worked? (a) think of ideas (b) check if it worked
16. 16.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) blaming others (b) staying calm (c) breaking it into parts (d) asking for help
17. 17.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) panicking (c) repeating the same try (d) trying again
18. 18.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) only a stranger (b) nobody ever (c) a rumour (d) a teacher or parent
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) breaking it into parts (c) panicking (d) blaming others
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) staying calm (c) giving up at once (d) blaming others
21. 21.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) breaking it into parts (c) staying calm (d) guessing wildly
22. 22.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
23. 23.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or understand the problem? (a) see if it helped (b) understand the problem
25. 25.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
26. 26.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
27. 27.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
28. 28.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) repeating the same try (c) giving up at once (d) asking for help
30. 30.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) blame the tools (c) try another idea (d) give up
31. 31.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) making a list (b) repeating the same try (c) guessing wildly (d) panicking
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) ignoring the problem (c) blaming others (d) repeating the same try
33. 33.🛠️ 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
34. 34.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) ignoring the problem (c) repeating the same try (d) staying calm
35. 35.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) kick the cycle (b) stop cycling (c) buy a new cycle (d) look at what is wrong
37. 37.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
38. 38.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) making a list (c) giving up at once (d) breaking it into parts
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or check if it worked? (a) list possible fixes (b) check if it worked
40. 40.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it

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