Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 497 · 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: put the plan to work? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
3. 3.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) breaking it into parts (c) giving up at once (d) trying again
5. 5.🛠️ 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
6. 6.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to waste time (b) to confuse people (c) to find the best one (d) no reason
7. 7.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) drawing a diagram (c) asking for help (d) breaking it into parts
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) asking for help (c) giving up at once (d) trying again
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or choose the best idea? (a) understand the problem (b) choose the best idea
12. 12.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) asking for help (c) ignoring the problem (d) making a list
13. 13.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or try it out? (a) pick one plan (b) try it out
14. 14.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
15. 15.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) trying again (c) blaming others (d) ignoring the problem
16. 16.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
17. 17.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) repeating the same try (b) trying again (c) asking for help (d) drawing a diagram
18. 18.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or try it out? (a) list possible fixes (b) try it out
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) panicking (c) guessing wildly (d) ignoring the problem
20. 20.🛠️ 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
21. 21.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or say what is wrong? (a) put the plan to work (b) say what is wrong
22. 22.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) know what is wrong (b) give up (c) try any idea (d) blame someone
23. 23.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) look at what is wrong (b) stop cycling (c) kick the cycle (d) buy a new cycle
24. 24.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) give up (c) blame the tools (d) try another idea
26. 26.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
27. 27.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
28. 28.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) repeating the same try (c) guessing wildly (d) ignoring the problem
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or list possible fixes? (a) pick one plan (b) list possible fixes
32. 32.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) making a list (b) blaming others (c) giving up at once (d) guessing wildly
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) breaking it into parts (c) trying again (d) repeating the same try
35. 35.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or understand the problem? (a) choose the best idea (b) understand the problem
37. 37.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) nobody ever (b) only a stranger (c) a rumour (d) a teacher or parent
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or check if it worked? (a) list possible fixes (b) check if it worked
39. 39.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False

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