Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 49 · 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: try it out? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
2. 2.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) repeating the same try (c) guessing wildly (d) making a list
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.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or say what is wrong? (a) check if it worked (b) say what is wrong
6. 6.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) ignoring the problem (c) giving up at once (d) staying calm
7. 7.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) wait for luck (b) cry about it (c) split it into parts (d) ignore it
8. 8.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🛠️ 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
10. 10.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
12. 12.🛠️ 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
13. 13.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
14. 14.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) asking for help (c) blaming others (d) breaking it into parts
16. 16.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) repeating the same try (c) asking for help (d) panicking
17. 17.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) only a stranger (b) nobody ever (c) a rumour (d) a teacher or parent
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) repeating the same try (c) staying calm (d) drawing a diagram
19. 19.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
20. 20.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) hide it (c) try another idea (d) give up
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) giving up at once (c) drawing a diagram (d) breaking it into parts
23. 23.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) look at what is wrong (b) kick the cycle (c) stop cycling (d) buy a new cycle
25. 25.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
26. 26.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
27. 27.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or choose the best idea? (a) check if it worked (b) choose the best idea
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or choose the best idea? (a) think of ideas (b) choose the best idea
30. 30.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
31. 31.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) ignoring the problem (b) staying calm (c) trying again (d) asking for help
32. 32.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) trying again (c) breaking it into parts (d) giving up at once
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
34. 34.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) panicking (c) making a list (d) giving up at once
36. 36.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) breaking it into parts (c) making a list (d) trying again
38. 38.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) repeating the same try (c) breaking it into parts (d) panicking
39. 39.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) panicking (c) drawing a diagram (d) breaking it into parts
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked

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