Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 71 · 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: list possible fixes or pick one plan? (a) list possible fixes (b) pick one plan
2. 2.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
3. 3.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) split it into parts (c) wait for luck (d) ignore it
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) panicking (c) ignoring the problem (d) giving up at once
5. 5.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
6. 6.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to find the best one (b) to confuse people (c) to waste time (d) no reason
7. 7.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) giving up at once (c) drawing a diagram (d) blaming others
8. 8.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) trying again (c) repeating the same try (d) drawing a diagram
9. 9.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) give up (c) try another idea (d) hide it
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) ignoring the problem (c) panicking (d) staying calm
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) making a list (c) guessing wildly (d) drawing a diagram
12. 12.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or think of ideas? (a) choose the best idea (b) think of ideas
13. 13.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) giving up at once (c) panicking (d) staying calm
14. 14.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) panicking (c) breaking it into parts (d) giving up at once
15. 15.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or choose the best idea? (a) understand the problem (b) choose the best idea
16. 16.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
17. 17.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) drawing a diagram (c) trying again (d) making a list
20. 20.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
21. 21.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) asking for help (c) panicking (d) trying again
23. 23.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
24. 24.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) kick the cycle (b) buy a new cycle (c) stop cycling (d) look at what is wrong
25. 25.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or choose the best idea? (a) try it out (b) choose the best idea
27. 27.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
28. 28.🛠️ 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
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or choose the best idea? (a) check if it worked (b) choose the best idea
30. 30.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
31. 31.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
32. 32.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
34. 34.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) blaming others (b) staying calm (c) making a list (d) trying again
35. 35.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) guessing wildly (c) breaking it into parts (d) making a list
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 teacher or parent (b) nobody ever (c) only a stranger (d) a rumour
38. 38.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) giving up at once (c) staying calm (d) making a list
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) asking for help (c) trying again (d) drawing a diagram

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