Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 535 · 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: check if it worked or put the plan to work? (a) check if it worked (b) put the plan to work
2. 2.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or choose the best idea? (a) see if it helped (b) choose the best idea
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
4. 4.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or choose the best idea? (a) think of ideas (b) choose the best idea
5. 5.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
6. 6.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
7. 7.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) blame the tools (c) hide it (d) try another idea
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
9. 9.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) giving up at once (c) blaming others (d) breaking it into parts
12. 12.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) ignoring the problem (c) giving up at once (d) staying calm
15. 15.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) wait for luck (b) cry about it (c) split it into parts (d) ignore it
17. 17.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
18. 18.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) making a list (c) giving up at once (d) panicking
19. 19.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to waste time (c) to confuse people (d) to find the best one
20. 20.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
21. 21.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or think of ideas? (a) say what is wrong (b) think of ideas
22. 22.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
23. 23.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
25. 25.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
27. 27.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
28. 28.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) guessing wildly (b) breaking it into parts (c) trying again (d) staying calm
29. 29.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
30. 30.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
31. 31.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) trying again (c) making a list (d) staying calm
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) drawing a diagram (c) staying calm (d) breaking it into parts
34. 34.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) only a stranger (b) a teacher or parent (c) nobody ever (d) a rumour
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) repeating the same try (c) guessing wildly (d) giving up at once
36. 36.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) asking for help (c) making a list (d) panicking
37. 37.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) breaking it into parts (c) making a list (d) drawing a diagram
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or list possible fixes? (a) choose the best idea (b) list possible fixes
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or think of ideas? (a) choose the best idea (b) think of ideas

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