Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 64 · 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 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
2. 2.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) drawing a diagram (c) trying again (d) ignoring the problem
4. 4.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) giving up at once (c) asking for help (d) repeating the same try
5. 5.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
6. 6.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) drawing a diagram (c) blaming others (d) staying calm
7. 7.🛠️ 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) drawing a diagram (c) panicking (d) staying calm
9. 9.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
10. 10.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or say what is wrong? (a) try it out (b) say what is wrong
12. 12.🛠️ 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
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
14. 14.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
15. 15.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) kick the cycle (b) stop cycling (c) buy a new cycle (d) look at what is wrong
17. 17.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) trying again (b) repeating the same try (c) panicking (d) blaming others
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) staying calm (c) asking for help (d) guessing wildly
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) breaking it into parts (c) repeating the same try (d) asking for help
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or try it out? (a) say what is wrong (b) try it out
24. 24.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to find the best one (b) to confuse people (c) to waste time (d) no reason
25. 25.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or check if it worked? (a) say what is wrong (b) check if it worked
26. 26.🛠️ 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
27. 27.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
29. 29.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or list possible fixes? (a) understand the problem (b) list possible fixes
32. 32.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
33. 33.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
34. 34.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) drawing a diagram (c) repeating the same try (d) staying calm
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) panicking (c) staying calm (d) blaming others
36. 36.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
37. 37.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) ignoring the problem (b) breaking it into parts (c) asking for help (d) trying again
38. 38.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
39. 39.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
40. 40.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 3

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