Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 69 · 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: say what is wrong or see if it helped? (a) say what is wrong (b) see if it helped
2. 2.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) stop cycling (c) look at what is wrong (d) kick the cycle
3. 3.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) guessing wildly (c) trying again (d) blaming others
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) drawing a diagram (c) guessing wildly (d) blaming others
5. 5.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) staying calm (c) drawing a diagram (d) panicking
6. 6.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) try another idea (b) give up (c) blame the tools (d) hide it
7. 7.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or put the plan to work? (a) see if it helped (b) put the plan to work
8. 8.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) trying again (c) asking for help (d) blaming others
10. 10.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
11. 11.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) guessing wildly (c) giving up at once (d) drawing a diagram
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) making a list (c) ignoring the problem (d) trying again
13. 13.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
14. 14.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to waste time (b) to find the best one (c) no reason (d) to confuse people
15. 15.🛠️ 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
16. 16.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
17. 17.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
19. 19.🛠️ 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
20. 20.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
21. 21.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
23. 23.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
24. 24.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) ignoring the problem (c) making a list (d) staying calm
25. 25.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) repeating the same try (c) ignoring the problem (d) blaming others
27. 27.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or pick one plan? (a) think of ideas (b) pick one plan
29. 29.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
30. 30.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) breaking it into parts (c) asking for help (d) giving up at once
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or check if it worked? (a) think of ideas (b) check if it worked
32. 32.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
33. 33.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) breaking it into parts (b) repeating the same try (c) ignoring the problem (d) panicking
34. 34.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) only a stranger (b) nobody ever (c) a rumour (d) a teacher or parent
35. 35.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or pick one plan? (a) check if it worked (b) pick one plan
37. 37.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
38. 38.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
39. 39.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) blaming others (c) guessing wildly (d) staying calm

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