Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 61 · 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 check if it worked? (a) choose the best idea (b) check if it worked
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) giving up at once (c) blaming others (d) staying calm
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
4. 4.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) trying again (c) making a list (d) repeating the same try
5. 5.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) staying calm (b) repeating the same try (c) ignoring the problem (d) giving up at once
6. 6.🛠️ 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) blaming others (c) drawing a diagram (d) breaking it into parts
8. 8.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) nobody ever (c) a teacher or parent (d) only a stranger
9. 9.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) breaking it into parts (b) repeating the same try (c) guessing wildly (d) ignoring the problem
10. 10.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or try it out? (a) understand the problem (b) try it out
11. 11.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) trying again (c) panicking (d) blaming others
12. 12.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
13. 13.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) know what is wrong (b) try any idea (c) give up (d) blame someone
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) ignoring the problem (c) staying calm (d) making a list
15. 15.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) breaking it into parts (c) making a list (d) giving up at once
17. 17.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to find the best one (c) to waste time (d) to confuse people
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) breaking it into parts (c) panicking (d) asking for help
19. 19.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) split it into parts (b) ignore it (c) wait for luck (d) cry about it
20. 20.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
21. 21.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
22. 22.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or say what is wrong? (a) choose the best idea (b) say what is wrong
23. 23.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) making a list (c) panicking (d) asking for help
25. 25.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or see if it helped? (a) pick one plan (b) see if it helped
26. 26.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) staying calm (c) asking for help (d) giving up at once
28. 28.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
29. 29.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
31. 31.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) panicking (c) ignoring the problem (d) asking for help
33. 33.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or choose the best idea? (a) say what is wrong (b) choose the best idea
35. 35.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
36. 36.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or say what is wrong? (a) pick one plan (b) say what is wrong
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) making a list (c) breaking it into parts (d) repeating the same try
38. 38.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or check if it worked? (a) pick one plan (b) check if it worked
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or think of ideas? (a) see if it helped (b) think of ideas

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