Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 65 · 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 see if it helped? (a) pick one plan (b) see if it helped
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) giving up at once (c) ignoring the problem (d) breaking it into parts
4. 4.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) giving up at once (c) staying calm (d) blaming others
5. 5.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
7. 7.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
8. 8.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) repeating the same try (c) asking for help (d) drawing a diagram
10. 10.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) ignoring the problem (c) staying calm (d) guessing wildly
12. 12.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) blaming others (c) guessing wildly (d) breaking it into parts
14. 14.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
17. 17.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) staying calm (c) asking for help (d) ignoring the problem
18. 18.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or say what is wrong? (a) list possible fixes (b) say what is wrong
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) breaking it into parts (c) staying calm (d) giving up at once
20. 20.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or list possible fixes? (a) understand the problem (b) list possible fixes
21. 21.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🛠️ 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
23. 23.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
24. 24.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) panicking (c) staying calm (d) drawing a diagram
25. 25.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) asking for help (c) repeating the same try (d) staying calm
26. 26.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to confuse people (c) to find the best one (d) to waste time
27. 27.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or try it out? (a) think of ideas (b) try it out
28. 28.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) breaking it into parts (c) staying calm (d) guessing wildly
29. 29.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or understand the problem? (a) see if it helped (b) understand the problem
31. 31.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
32. 32.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
34. 34.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) give up (c) try any idea (d) know what is wrong
35. 35.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) panicking (c) trying again (d) repeating the same try
37. 37.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
38. 38.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) nobody ever (b) a rumour (c) only a stranger (d) a teacher or parent
39. 39.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True

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