Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 527 · 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: try it out or pick one plan? (a) try it out (b) pick one plan
2. 2.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) repeating the same try (c) giving up at once (d) breaking it into parts
4. 4.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) asking for help (c) trying again (d) panicking
6. 6.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) guessing wildly (c) blaming others (d) breaking it into parts
7. 7.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
8. 8.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) blame the tools (c) give up (d) try another idea
11. 11.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) ignoring the problem (c) making a list (d) drawing a diagram
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) trying again (c) breaking it into parts (d) asking for help
13. 13.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) giving up at once (c) trying again (d) breaking it into parts
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) ignoring the problem (c) asking for help (d) panicking
15. 15.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or list possible fixes? (a) check if it worked (b) list possible fixes
16. 16.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
17. 17.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
19. 19.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) panicking (c) trying again (d) giving up at once
20. 20.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
21. 21.🛠️ 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) blaming others (c) repeating the same try (d) trying again
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or say what is wrong? (a) think of ideas (b) say what is wrong
24. 24.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
25. 25.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or check if it worked? (a) choose the best idea (b) check if it worked
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) repeating the same try (c) trying again (d) staying calm
27. 27.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
28. 28.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) breaking it into parts (c) drawing a diagram (d) making a list
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or see if it helped? (a) pick one plan (b) see if it helped
31. 31.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) asking for help (c) panicking (d) ignoring the problem
34. 34.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
35. 35.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
36. 36.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) nobody ever (c) a teacher or parent (d) only a stranger
37. 37.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) stop cycling (b) kick the cycle (c) buy a new cycle (d) look at what is wrong
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or check if it worked? (a) think of ideas (b) check if it worked
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) panicking (c) blaming others (d) making a list
40. 40.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True

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