Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

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

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