Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 496 · 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.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
2. 2.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) staying calm (c) blaming others (d) drawing a diagram
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
4. 4.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) split it into parts (b) cry about it (c) ignore it (d) wait for luck
5. 5.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
7. 7.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) asking for help (c) staying calm (d) panicking
9. 9.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) trying again (c) giving up at once (d) breaking it into parts
10. 10.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) breaking it into parts (c) guessing wildly (d) giving up at once
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or check if it worked? (a) pick one plan (b) check if it worked
12. 12.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
13. 13.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) drawing a diagram (c) repeating the same try (d) ignoring the problem
14. 14.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
15. 15.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or try it out? (a) choose the best idea (b) try it out
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or try it out? (a) list possible fixes (b) try it out
17. 17.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) asking for help (c) guessing wildly (d) blaming others
18. 18.🛠️ 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
19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or choose the best idea? (a) list possible fixes (b) choose the best idea
20. 20.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a teacher or parent (b) only a stranger (c) a rumour (d) nobody ever
21. 21.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to waste time (b) no reason (c) to find the best one (d) to confuse people
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) blaming others (c) asking for help (d) ignoring the problem
24. 24.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) guessing wildly (c) trying again (d) making a list
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) ignoring the problem (c) breaking it into parts (d) panicking
27. 27.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) giving up at once (c) guessing wildly (d) trying again
29. 29.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) staying calm (c) trying again (d) panicking
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) making a list (c) breaking it into parts (d) asking for help
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) asking for help (c) repeating the same try (d) staying calm
33. 33.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
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: pick one plan? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
37. 37.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) guessing wildly (c) staying calm (d) repeating the same try
38. 38.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or list possible fixes? (a) pick one plan (b) list possible fixes
40. 40.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it

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