Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 473 · 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.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) guessing wildly (b) trying again (c) staying calm (d) making a list
2. 2.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
3. 3.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a teacher or parent (b) nobody ever (c) a rumour (d) only a stranger
4. 4.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) staying calm (b) giving up at once (c) repeating the same try (d) guessing wildly
5. 5.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or pick one plan? (a) try it out (b) pick one plan
7. 7.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) split it into parts (b) wait for luck (c) cry about it (d) ignore it
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) blaming others (c) making a list (d) asking for help
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or think of ideas? (a) choose the best idea (b) think of ideas
10. 10.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
12. 12.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or understand the problem? (a) check if it worked (b) understand the problem
15. 15.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
17. 17.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) look at what is wrong (b) stop cycling (c) kick the cycle (d) buy a new cycle
18. 18.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
20. 20.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
21. 21.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) ignoring the problem (c) drawing a diagram (d) guessing wildly
22. 22.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
23. 23.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) ignoring the problem (c) asking for help (d) staying calm
24. 24.🛠️ 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
25. 25.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
26. 26.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) asking for help (c) drawing a diagram (d) panicking
27. 27.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or understand the problem? (a) see if it helped (b) understand the problem
28. 28.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or think of ideas? (a) try it out (b) think of ideas
30. 30.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to waste time (c) to find the best one (d) to confuse people
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) panicking (c) breaking it into parts (d) trying again
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or try it out? (a) list possible fixes (b) try it out
34. 34.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) repeating the same try (c) making a list (d) panicking
35. 35.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) trying again (c) making a list (d) repeating the same try
36. 36.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or try it out? (a) think of ideas (b) try it out
37. 37.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
38. 38.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) try any idea (c) give up (d) know what is wrong
39. 39.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or choose the best idea? (a) put the plan to work (b) choose the best idea

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