Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 477 · 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) guessing wildly (b) staying calm (c) panicking (d) ignoring the problem
2. 2.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or understand the problem? (a) see if it helped (b) understand the problem
3. 3.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
4. 4.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) repeating the same try (b) making a list (c) breaking it into parts (d) asking for help
5. 5.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
6. 6.🛠️ 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
7. 7.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
8. 8.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) trying again (c) panicking (d) blaming others
9. 9.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) a teacher or parent (c) nobody ever (d) only a stranger
10. 10.🛠️ 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
11. 11.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) asking for help (b) ignoring the problem (c) blaming others (d) guessing wildly
12. 12.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
13. 13.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or pick one plan? (a) put the plan to work (b) pick one plan
14. 14.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
15. 15.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
16. 16.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) repeating the same try (c) panicking (d) giving up at once
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.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
20. 20.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or say what is wrong? (a) think of ideas (b) say what is wrong
21. 21.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or see if it helped? (a) list possible fixes (b) see if it helped
22. 22.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
24. 24.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) breaking it into parts (c) asking for help (d) blaming others
26. 26.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) stop cycling (b) buy a new cycle (c) kick the cycle (d) look at what is wrong
27. 27.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) asking for help (c) blaming others (d) giving up at once
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
30. 30.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or check if it worked? (a) choose the best idea (b) check if it worked
32. 32.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
33. 33.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) making a list (c) giving up at once (d) panicking
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or think of ideas? (a) check if it worked (b) think of ideas
35. 35.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to find the best one (b) no reason (c) to confuse people (d) to waste time
36. 36.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or choose the best idea? (a) say what is wrong (b) choose the best idea
37. 37.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
38. 38.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) panicking (b) breaking it into parts (c) drawing a diagram (d) trying again
40. 40.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False

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