Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 76 · 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.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🛠️ 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
3. 3.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or say what is wrong? (a) check if it worked (b) say what is wrong
4. 4.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
5. 5.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or see if it helped? (a) pick one plan (b) see if it helped
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) guessing wildly (c) drawing a diagram (d) making a list
8. 8.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
9. 9.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
10. 10.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) give up (c) blame someone (d) know what is wrong
12. 12.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
14. 14.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
16. 16.🛠️ 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) making a list (c) asking for help (d) staying calm
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
19. 19.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) ignoring the problem (c) blaming others (d) staying calm
21. 21.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) giving up at once (b) drawing a diagram (c) making a list (d) asking for help
22. 22.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) drawing a diagram (c) blaming others (d) staying calm
23. 23.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
25. 25.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) kick the cycle (b) buy a new cycle (c) look at what is wrong (d) stop cycling
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) panicking (c) repeating the same try (d) making a list
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) blaming others (c) drawing a diagram (d) repeating the same try
28. 28.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) panicking (c) asking for help (d) guessing wildly
29. 29.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
30. 30.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) trying again (c) ignoring the problem (d) repeating the same try
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or choose the best idea? (a) think of ideas (b) choose the best idea
33. 33.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) blaming others (c) panicking (d) making a list
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) blaming others (c) staying calm (d) breaking it into parts
35. 35.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to confuse people (c) to waste time (d) to find the best one
36. 36.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or list possible fixes? (a) see if it helped (b) list possible fixes
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or list possible fixes? (a) say what is wrong (b) list possible fixes
39. 39.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or understand the problem? (a) pick one plan (b) understand the problem

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