Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 545 · 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.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) look at what is wrong (c) kick the cycle (d) stop cycling
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
3. 3.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) breaking it into parts (c) ignoring the problem (d) trying again
6. 6.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) give up (b) try any idea (c) blame someone (d) know what is wrong
7. 7.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) repeating the same try (c) blaming others (d) breaking it into parts
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
9. 9.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) ignore it (b) wait for luck (c) split it into parts (d) cry about it
10. 10.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
12. 12.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
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.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) staying calm (c) guessing wildly (d) asking for help
16. 16.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
17. 17.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) ignoring the problem (c) panicking (d) drawing a diagram
18. 18.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
20. 20.🛠️ 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
21. 21.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
22. 22.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
24. 24.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) only a stranger (c) nobody ever (d) a teacher or parent
25. 25.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) breaking it into parts (c) repeating the same try (d) asking for help
27. 27.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) panicking (c) asking for help (d) giving up at once
28. 28.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) ignoring the problem (c) guessing wildly (d) making a list
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or understand the problem? (a) choose the best idea (b) understand the problem
30. 30.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or put the plan to work? (a) think of ideas (b) put the plan to work
32. 32.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) asking for help (c) staying calm (d) blaming others
35. 35.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
36. 36.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) drawing a diagram (c) giving up at once (d) breaking it into parts
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or think of ideas? (a) put the plan to work (b) think of ideas
40. 40.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) trying again (c) giving up at once (d) staying calm

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