Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 476 · 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) ignoring the problem (b) staying calm (c) giving up at once (d) guessing wildly
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) making a list (c) guessing wildly (d) blaming others
3. 3.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or choose the best idea? (a) think of ideas (b) choose the best idea
5. 5.🛠️ 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
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
7. 7.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or say what is wrong? (a) see if it helped (b) say what is wrong
8. 8.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) breaking it into parts (b) giving up at once (c) ignoring the problem (d) guessing wildly
9. 9.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or say what is wrong? (a) list possible fixes (b) say what is wrong
11. 11.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
12. 12.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
13. 13.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or pick one plan? (a) check if it worked (b) pick one plan
14. 14.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
15. 15.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) wait for luck (b) cry about it (c) split it into parts (d) ignore it
16. 16.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) nobody ever (c) only a stranger (d) a teacher or parent
17. 17.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) give up (b) blame someone (c) know what is wrong (d) try any idea
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) breaking it into parts (c) drawing a diagram (d) staying calm
20. 20.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
21. 21.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) kick the cycle (b) stop cycling (c) buy a new cycle (d) look at what is wrong
22. 22.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) breaking it into parts (c) drawing a diagram (d) giving up at once
24. 24.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) giving up at once (c) trying again (d) blaming others
26. 26.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to confuse people (c) to find the best one (d) to waste time
27. 27.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
30. 30.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) try another idea (c) hide it (d) blame the tools
31. 31.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
32. 32.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or see if it helped? (a) think of ideas (b) see if it helped
35. 35.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
36. 36.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
37. 37.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
38. 38.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
40. 40.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) trying again (c) panicking (d) blaming others

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