Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 62 · 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.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) panicking (c) breaking it into parts (d) drawing a diagram
4. 4.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
5. 5.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
6. 6.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or pick one plan? (a) see if it helped (b) pick one plan
8. 8.🛠️ 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
9. 9.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) kick the cycle (c) look at what is wrong (d) stop cycling
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) blaming others (c) repeating the same try (d) giving up at once
11. 11.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
12. 12.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
13. 13.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) ignoring the problem (c) asking for help (d) breaking it into parts
15. 15.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) blaming others (c) staying calm (d) repeating the same try
17. 17.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) give up (b) blame someone (c) know what is wrong (d) try any idea
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
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 of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) staying calm (c) blaming others (d) repeating the same try
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) asking for help (c) giving up at once (d) blaming others
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) making a list (c) staying calm (d) repeating the same try
23. 23.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or pick one plan? (a) try it out (b) pick one plan
25. 25.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or understand the problem? (a) try it out (b) understand the problem
26. 26.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) asking for help (c) breaking it into parts (d) panicking
27. 27.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) repeating the same try (c) staying calm (d) trying again
29. 29.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) wait for luck (b) ignore it (c) split it into parts (d) cry about it
30. 30.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) staying calm (c) ignoring the problem (d) drawing a diagram
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) panicking (c) giving up at once (d) breaking it into parts
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
34. 34.🛠️ 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
35. 35.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) try another idea (c) give up (d) blame the tools
36. 36.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or think of ideas? (a) see if it helped (b) think of ideas
38. 38.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) a teacher or parent (c) only a stranger (d) nobody ever
40. 40.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True

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