Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 543 · 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 think of ideas? (a) pick one plan (b) think of ideas
2. 2.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or say what is wrong? (a) check if it worked (b) say what is wrong
3. 3.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to confuse people (c) to waste time (d) to find the best one
4. 4.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) repeating the same try (c) drawing a diagram (d) asking for help
5. 5.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or list possible fixes? (a) say what is wrong (b) list possible fixes
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) breaking it into parts (c) drawing a diagram (d) staying calm
8. 8.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) giving up at once (c) panicking (d) making a list
10. 10.🛠️ 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
11. 11.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) staying calm (b) repeating the same try (c) guessing wildly (d) giving up at once
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) asking for help (c) guessing wildly (d) drawing a diagram
14. 14.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
15. 15.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) try another idea (b) blame the tools (c) hide it (d) give up
16. 16.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) making a list (c) ignoring the problem (d) guessing wildly
17. 17.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
19. 19.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
20. 20.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
21. 21.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
22. 22.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
24. 24.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
25. 25.🛠️ 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
26. 26.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) only a stranger (c) nobody ever (d) a teacher or parent
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) asking for help (c) ignoring the problem (d) guessing wildly
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) breaking it into parts (c) making a list (d) panicking
29. 29.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or pick one plan? (a) think of ideas (b) pick one plan
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) breaking it into parts (c) blaming others (d) staying calm
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or see if it helped? (a) put the plan to work (b) see if it helped
35. 35.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) repeating the same try (c) panicking (d) asking for help
36. 36.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
37. 37.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) stop cycling (b) kick the cycle (c) look at what is wrong (d) buy a new cycle
39. 39.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) blame someone (c) give up (d) know what is wrong
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or list possible fixes? (a) understand the problem (b) list possible fixes

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