Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 526 · 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.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or see if it helped? (a) pick one plan (b) see if it helped
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) blaming others (c) making a list (d) staying calm
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) repeating the same try (c) trying again (d) guessing wildly
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) repeating the same try (c) guessing wildly (d) making a list
5. 5.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) drawing a diagram (c) asking for help (d) giving up at once
7. 7.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
9. 9.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
10. 10.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) ignore it (b) split it into parts (c) wait for luck (d) cry about it
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or understand the problem? (a) choose the best idea (b) understand the problem
12. 12.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) know what is wrong (b) give up (c) try any idea (d) blame someone
13. 13.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) stop cycling (b) buy a new cycle (c) kick the cycle (d) look at what is wrong
15. 15.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
16. 16.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) hide it (c) blame the tools (d) try another idea
18. 18.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) nobody ever (b) a teacher or parent (c) only a stranger (d) a rumour
19. 19.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to confuse people (c) to find the best one (d) to waste time
20. 20.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
21. 21.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
22. 22.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or understand the problem? (a) check if it worked (b) understand the problem
24. 24.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
25. 25.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or pick one plan? (a) check if it worked (b) pick one plan
27. 27.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) ignoring the problem (c) panicking (d) staying calm
29. 29.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) panicking (c) drawing a diagram (d) giving up at once
31. 31.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) guessing wildly (b) asking for help (c) drawing a diagram (d) making a list
32. 32.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) giving up at once (b) making a list (c) drawing a diagram (d) trying again
33. 33.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) breaking it into parts (c) panicking (d) guessing wildly
34. 34.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) drawing a diagram (c) panicking (d) blaming others
35. 35.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
36. 36.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) drawing a diagram (c) repeating the same try (d) making a list
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or understand the problem? (a) put the plan to work (b) understand the problem
39. 39.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) trying again (c) repeating the same try (d) blaming others
40. 40.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way

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