Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 516 · 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.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) give up (c) hide it (d) try another idea
2. 2.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) blaming others (b) asking for help (c) staying calm (d) making a list
3. 3.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
4. 4.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or list possible fixes? (a) choose the best idea (b) list possible fixes
5. 5.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
6. 6.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) blame someone (c) give up (d) know what is wrong
7. 7.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
8. 8.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) guessing wildly (c) blaming others (d) trying again
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) drawing a diagram (c) giving up at once (d) staying calm
10. 10.🛠️ 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
11. 11.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) breaking it into parts (c) ignoring the problem (d) making a list
12. 12.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or pick one plan? (a) understand the problem (b) pick one plan
13. 13.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or check if it worked? (a) put the plan to work (b) check if it worked
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) giving up at once (c) ignoring the problem (d) staying calm
16. 16.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) giving up at once (c) making a list (d) trying again
17. 17.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to find the best one (b) to waste time (c) to confuse people (d) no reason
19. 19.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) giving up at once (c) ignoring the problem (d) making a list
20. 20.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) stop cycling (c) kick the cycle (d) look at what is wrong
21. 21.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
22. 22.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
24. 24.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
25. 25.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) repeating the same try (c) guessing wildly (d) staying calm
26. 26.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) making a list (c) staying calm (d) drawing a diagram
28. 28.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) nobody ever (c) a teacher or parent (d) only a stranger
29. 29.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
30. 30.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) drawing a diagram (c) breaking it into parts (d) making a list
32. 32.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) ignoring the problem (c) blaming others (d) asking for help
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or check if it worked? (a) say what is wrong (b) check if it worked
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: check if it worked? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) guessing wildly (c) staying calm (d) asking for help
38. 38.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
39. 39.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) making a list (c) drawing a diagram (d) guessing wildly

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