Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 475 · 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 helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) panicking (c) giving up at once (d) asking for help
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
3. 3.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) to find the best one (c) no reason (d) to waste time
4. 4.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or choose the best idea? (a) try it out (b) choose the best idea
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) breaking it into parts (c) panicking (d) guessing wildly
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) guessing wildly (c) ignoring the problem (d) panicking
7. 7.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or pick one plan? (a) check if it worked (b) pick one plan
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
9. 9.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) ignoring the problem (c) repeating the same try (d) staying calm
10. 10.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
11. 11.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) split it into parts (b) cry about it (c) wait for luck (d) ignore it
12. 12.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
13. 13.🛠️ 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
14. 14.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) ignoring the problem (c) making a list (d) drawing a diagram
16. 16.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) try another idea (b) give up (c) hide it (d) blame the tools
17. 17.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) giving up at once (c) staying calm (d) trying again
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
19. 19.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) stop cycling (b) kick the cycle (c) look at what is wrong (d) buy a new cycle
20. 20.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
21. 21.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
22. 22.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or list possible fixes? (a) see if it helped (b) list possible fixes
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or choose the best idea? (a) think of ideas (b) choose the best idea
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or see if it helped? (a) list possible fixes (b) see if it helped
25. 25.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
26. 26.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) nobody ever (b) a rumour (c) a teacher or parent (d) only a stranger
27. 27.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
28. 28.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or list possible fixes? (a) choose the best idea (b) list possible fixes
30. 30.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) breaking it into parts (c) making a list (d) guessing wildly
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) drawing a diagram (c) guessing wildly (d) trying again
33. 33.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) breaking it into parts (c) panicking (d) drawing a diagram
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) blaming others (c) trying again (d) repeating the same try
36. 36.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
38. 38.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) trying again (c) giving up at once (d) blaming others
39. 39.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or see if it helped? (a) pick one plan (b) see if it helped

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