Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 525 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) guessing wildly (c) drawing a diagram (d) giving up at once
2. 2.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) split it into parts (b) ignore it (c) wait for luck (d) cry about it
3. 3.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or put the plan to work? (a) say what is wrong (b) put the plan to work
4. 4.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
5. 5.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) only a stranger (c) nobody ever (d) a teacher or parent
6. 6.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) breaking it into parts (c) guessing wildly (d) trying again
7. 7.🛠️ 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
8. 8.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) ignoring the problem (c) staying calm (d) giving up at once
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) breaking it into parts (c) staying calm (d) guessing wildly
12. 12.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) repeating the same try (b) asking for help (c) breaking it into parts (d) trying again
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or list possible fixes? (a) choose the best idea (b) list possible fixes
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) breaking it into parts (c) giving up at once (d) drawing a diagram
16. 16.🛠️ 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
17. 17.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) give up (c) try another idea (d) blame the tools
18. 18.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or see if it helped? (a) choose the best idea (b) see if it helped
20. 20.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
21. 21.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
22. 22.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) trying again (c) guessing wildly (d) panicking
24. 24.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) blaming others (c) asking for help (d) panicking
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.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) giving up at once (c) guessing wildly (d) making a list
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or pick one plan? (a) say what is wrong (b) pick one plan
30. 30.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
32. 32.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) stop cycling (b) look at what is wrong (c) buy a new cycle (d) kick the cycle
34. 34.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or try it out? (a) understand the problem (b) try it out
36. 36.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) breaking it into parts (c) guessing wildly (d) panicking
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or check if it worked? (a) pick one plan (b) check if it worked
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or pick one plan? (a) think of ideas (b) pick one plan
39. 39.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) blaming others (c) guessing wildly (d) asking for help
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or put the plan to work? (a) see if it helped (b) put the plan to work

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