Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 529 · 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 problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) panicking (c) asking for help (d) trying again
3. 3.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) repeating the same try (c) asking for help (d) guessing wildly
5. 5.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or choose the best idea? (a) put the plan to work (b) choose the best idea
6. 6.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) try any idea (c) know what is wrong (d) give up
7. 7.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) try another idea (c) hide it (d) give up
8. 8.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) repeating the same try (c) asking for help (d) trying again
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) breaking it into parts (c) drawing a diagram (d) giving up at once
11. 11.🛠️ 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
12. 12.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) panicking (c) breaking it into parts (d) making a list
13. 13.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) asking for help (b) giving up at once (c) guessing wildly (d) panicking
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or think of ideas? (a) choose the best idea (b) think of ideas
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) trying again (c) blaming others (d) ignoring the problem
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) giving up at once (c) drawing a diagram (d) ignoring the problem
17. 17.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) panicking (c) repeating the same try (d) ignoring the problem
19. 19.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
20. 20.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) wait for luck (b) ignore it (c) split it into parts (d) cry about it
23. 23.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or list possible fixes? (a) choose the best idea (b) list possible fixes
25. 25.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) staying calm (c) repeating the same try (d) ignoring the problem
27. 27.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) ignoring the problem (c) staying calm (d) drawing a diagram
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) staying calm (c) ignoring the problem (d) asking for help
29. 29.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
31. 31.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
32. 32.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
33. 33.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) only a stranger (b) a rumour (c) nobody ever (d) a teacher or parent
34. 34.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) blaming others (c) panicking (d) making a list
36. 36.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or pick one plan? (a) put the plan to work (b) pick one plan
37. 37.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or try it out? (a) understand the problem (b) try it out
39. 39.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or pick one plan? (a) check if it worked (b) pick one plan

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