Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 466 · 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: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
2. 2.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) to find the best one (c) to waste time (d) no reason
4. 4.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or put the plan to work? (a) say what is wrong (b) put the plan to work
5. 5.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or think of ideas? (a) check if it worked (b) think of ideas
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) repeating the same try (c) staying calm (d) trying again
7. 7.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
8. 8.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) hide it (c) try another idea (d) give up
9. 9.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
10. 10.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) asking for help (c) panicking (d) trying again
13. 13.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) only a stranger (b) a rumour (c) a teacher or parent (d) nobody ever
14. 14.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
16. 16.🚲 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
17. 17.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) breaking it into parts (c) giving up at once (d) drawing a diagram
19. 19.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) giving up at once (c) repeating the same try (d) guessing wildly
22. 22.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or see if it helped? (a) understand the problem (b) see if it helped
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) staying calm (c) ignoring the problem (d) panicking
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or check if it worked? (a) choose the best idea (b) check if it worked
25. 25.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) blaming others (c) ignoring the problem (d) breaking it into parts
27. 27.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
28. 28.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
29. 29.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
30. 30.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or pick one plan? (a) try it out (b) pick one plan
32. 32.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) guessing wildly (c) trying again (d) ignoring the problem
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) asking for help (c) ignoring the problem (d) breaking it into parts
36. 36.🛠️ 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
37. 37.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
38. 38.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) repeating the same try (c) staying calm (d) breaking it into parts
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or say what is wrong? (a) check if it worked (b) say what is wrong
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or try it out? (a) list possible fixes (b) try it out

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