Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 514 · 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: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
2. 2.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) drawing a diagram (c) repeating the same try (d) guessing wildly
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) guessing wildly (c) panicking (d) drawing a diagram
4. 4.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or choose the best idea? (a) think of ideas (b) choose the best idea
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) making a list (c) drawing a diagram (d) ignoring the problem
6. 6.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) repeating the same try (c) asking for help (d) guessing wildly
7. 7.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) stop cycling (b) buy a new cycle (c) look at what is wrong (d) kick the cycle
8. 8.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a teacher or parent (b) a rumour (c) only a stranger (d) nobody ever
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) staying calm (c) blaming others (d) asking for help
10. 10.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) guessing wildly (c) drawing a diagram (d) staying calm
12. 12.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
13. 13.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or think of ideas? (a) choose the best idea (b) think of ideas
15. 15.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) staying calm (c) ignoring the problem (d) panicking
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) giving up at once (c) guessing wildly (d) asking for help
17. 17.🛠️ 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
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
19. 19.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
20. 20.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or see if it helped? (a) pick one plan (b) see if it helped
22. 22.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or understand the problem? (a) try it out (b) understand the problem
24. 24.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
26. 26.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
27. 27.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
28. 28.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) asking for help (c) drawing a diagram (d) panicking
30. 30.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) staying calm (c) breaking it into parts (d) panicking
32. 32.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
33. 33.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) panicking (c) giving up at once (d) repeating the same try
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) giving up at once (c) asking for help (d) staying calm
36. 36.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) staying calm (c) breaking it into parts (d) repeating the same try
37. 37.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) try another idea (c) blame the tools (d) hide it
38. 38.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
39. 39.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) split it into parts (b) cry about it (c) wait for luck (d) ignore it

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