Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 518 · 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 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
2. 2.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) panicking (c) making a list (d) asking for help
3. 3.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or put the plan to work? (a) understand the problem (b) put the plan to work
4. 4.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) asking for help (c) ignoring the problem (d) staying calm
6. 6.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or understand the problem? (a) think of ideas (b) understand the problem
7. 7.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) breaking it into parts (c) drawing a diagram (d) blaming others
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) asking for help (c) drawing a diagram (d) blaming others
9. 9.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
10. 10.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or put the plan to work? (a) pick one plan (b) put the plan to work
11. 11.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) drawing a diagram (c) giving up at once (d) making a list
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) guessing wildly (c) blaming others (d) ignoring the problem
13. 13.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or think of ideas? (a) say what is wrong (b) think of ideas
15. 15.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) give up (c) hide it (d) try another idea
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) trying again (c) drawing a diagram (d) breaking it into parts
17. 17.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) staying calm (c) ignoring the problem (d) drawing a diagram
18. 18.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
20. 20.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
21. 21.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
22. 22.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
23. 23.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) a teacher or parent (c) nobody ever (d) only a stranger
24. 24.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) repeating the same try (c) trying again (d) making a list
26. 26.🛠️ 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
27. 27.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
28. 28.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or think of ideas? (a) try it out (b) think of ideas
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or understand the problem? (a) list possible fixes (b) understand the problem
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or try it out? (a) understand the problem (b) try it out
32. 32.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or say what is wrong? (a) try it out (b) say what is wrong
34. 34.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) breaking it into parts (c) staying calm (d) guessing wildly
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) panicking (c) staying calm (d) blaming others
36. 36.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to waste time (c) to find the best one (d) to confuse people
37. 37.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) blaming others (c) repeating the same try (d) drawing a diagram
38. 38.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
40. 40.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it

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