Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 494 · 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.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to find the best one (c) to waste time (d) to confuse people
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) making a list (c) asking for help (d) blaming others
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
4. 4.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
6. 6.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) hide it (c) try another idea (d) give up
7. 7.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
8. 8.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) making a list (c) drawing a diagram (d) ignoring the problem
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) making a list (c) guessing wildly (d) blaming others
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) staying calm (c) panicking (d) repeating the same try
11. 11.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) making a list (c) drawing a diagram (d) panicking
13. 13.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) only a stranger (b) a teacher or parent (c) a rumour (d) nobody ever
14. 14.🛠️ 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) guessing wildly (c) staying calm (d) breaking it into parts
16. 16.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
17. 17.🛠️ 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) guessing wildly (c) ignoring the problem (d) asking for help
19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
20. 20.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) give up (c) try any idea (d) know what is wrong
21. 21.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) look at what is wrong (c) stop cycling (d) kick the cycle
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) panicking (c) breaking it into parts (d) drawing a diagram
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) repeating the same try (c) panicking (d) drawing a diagram
25. 25.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or understand the problem? (a) check if it worked (b) understand the problem
26. 26.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
27. 27.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or try it out? (a) choose the best idea (b) try it out
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) panicking (c) blaming others (d) trying again
30. 30.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🛠️ 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
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
34. 34.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) making a list (b) guessing wildly (c) giving up at once (d) ignoring the problem
35. 35.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) guessing wildly (c) blaming others (d) giving up at once
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or choose the best idea? (a) try it out (b) choose the best idea
40. 40.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) staying calm (c) panicking (d) giving up at once

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