Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 474 · 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 problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
2. 2.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or try it out? (a) think of ideas (b) try it out
3. 3.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or put the plan to work? (a) list possible fixes (b) put the plan to work
4. 4.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) breaking it into parts (c) blaming others (d) asking for help
5. 5.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or choose the best idea? (a) try it out (b) choose the best idea
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
7. 7.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
8. 8.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) giving up at once (c) ignoring the problem (d) making a list
11. 11.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
12. 12.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
13. 13.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) give up (b) blame someone (c) know what is wrong (d) try any idea
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or list possible fixes? (a) pick one plan (b) list possible fixes
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) drawing a diagram (c) making a list (d) asking for help
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or try it out? (a) choose the best idea (b) try it out
17. 17.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) making a list (c) guessing wildly (d) trying again
18. 18.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or put the plan to work? (a) check if it worked (b) put the plan to work
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) repeating the same try (c) panicking (d) guessing wildly
20. 20.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) breaking it into parts (c) repeating the same try (d) panicking
21. 21.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
22. 22.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
23. 23.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) hide it (c) try another idea (d) blame the tools
24. 24.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) ignoring the problem (c) staying calm (d) blaming others
25. 25.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
27. 27.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) only a stranger (b) a teacher or parent (c) nobody ever (d) a rumour
29. 29.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
30. 30.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) repeating the same try (c) asking for help (d) making a list
31. 31.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) making a list (c) repeating the same try (d) breaking it into parts
33. 33.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) giving up at once (c) staying calm (d) making a list
34. 34.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to find the best one (b) no reason (c) to confuse people (d) to waste time
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or see if it helped? (a) pick one plan (b) see if it helped
36. 36.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) breaking it into parts (c) staying calm (d) giving up at once
38. 38.🛠️ 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
39. 39.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) stop cycling (c) kick the cycle (d) look at what is wrong
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) asking for help (c) ignoring the problem (d) drawing a diagram

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