Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 542 · 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: choose the best idea or list possible fixes? (a) choose the best idea (b) list possible fixes
2. 2.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) nobody ever (b) a rumour (c) a teacher or parent (d) only a stranger
3. 3.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or try it out? (a) say what is wrong (b) try it out
4. 4.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
5. 5.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
6. 6.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or see if it helped? (a) say what is wrong (b) see if it helped
7. 7.🛠️ 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
8. 8.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or put the plan to work? (a) understand the problem (b) put the plan to work
10. 10.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or say what is wrong? (a) think of ideas (b) say what is wrong
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) ignoring the problem (c) asking for help (d) repeating the same try
13. 13.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) panicking (c) repeating the same try (d) making a list
16. 16.🛠️ 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
17. 17.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
19. 19.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
20. 20.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
21. 21.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
22. 22.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) staying calm (c) panicking (d) asking for help
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) ignoring the problem (c) staying calm (d) breaking it into parts
24. 24.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) trying again (c) asking for help (d) breaking it into parts
26. 26.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
27. 27.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
28. 28.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) kick the cycle (b) buy a new cycle (c) stop cycling (d) look at what is wrong
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or put the plan to work? (a) pick one plan (b) put the plan to work
30. 30.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
31. 31.🛠️ 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
32. 32.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) blaming others (c) trying again (d) ignoring the problem
33. 33.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) blame someone (c) give up (d) know what is wrong
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or choose the best idea? (a) think of ideas (b) choose the best idea
35. 35.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) give up (c) try another idea (d) hide it
37. 37.🛠️ 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
38. 38.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
39. 39.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4

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