Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 468 · 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: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) panicking (c) blaming others (d) repeating the same try
4. 4.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) staying calm (c) guessing wildly (d) trying again
6. 6.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or pick one plan? (a) check if it worked (b) pick one plan
7. 7.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
9. 9.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) giving up at once (c) ignoring the problem (d) making a list
10. 10.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or try it out? (a) think of ideas (b) try it out
11. 11.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) no reason (c) to find the best one (d) to waste time
12. 12.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) a teacher or parent (c) nobody ever (d) only a stranger
13. 13.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) drawing a diagram (c) panicking (d) making a list
15. 15.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) giving up at once (c) asking for help (d) staying calm
17. 17.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
18. 18.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or try it out? (a) pick one plan (b) try it out
20. 20.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) breaking it into parts (c) ignoring the problem (d) drawing a diagram
21. 21.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or think of ideas? (a) understand the problem (b) think of ideas
22. 22.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or put the plan to work? (a) choose the best idea (b) put the plan to work
23. 23.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
24. 24.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) repeating the same try (c) staying calm (d) drawing a diagram
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) making a list (c) giving up at once (d) panicking
26. 26.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) trying again (c) drawing a diagram (d) repeating the same try
28. 28.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) asking for help (b) ignoring the problem (c) blaming others (d) panicking
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or put the plan to work? (a) think of ideas (b) put the plan to work
30. 30.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) panicking (c) breaking it into parts (d) making a list
32. 32.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) repeating the same try (c) blaming others (d) drawing a diagram
34. 34.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) try another idea (b) blame the tools (c) hide it (d) give up
35. 35.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or choose the best idea? (a) understand the problem (b) choose the best idea
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or understand the problem? (a) try it out (b) understand the problem
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) giving up at once (c) repeating the same try (d) panicking
39. 39.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it

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