Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 77 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) repeating the same try (c) breaking it into parts (d) guessing wildly
2. 2.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) panicking (c) drawing a diagram (d) giving up at once
3. 3.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or say what is wrong? (a) try it out (b) say what is wrong
4. 4.🛠️ 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
5. 5.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) breaking it into parts (c) guessing wildly (d) trying again
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) asking for help (c) breaking it into parts (d) ignoring the problem
8. 8.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) look at what is wrong (b) kick the cycle (c) buy a new cycle (d) stop cycling
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) repeating the same try (c) panicking (d) giving up at once
11. 11.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
12. 12.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
13. 13.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or choose the best idea? (a) try it out (b) choose the best idea
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.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
16. 16.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
17. 17.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) try any idea (c) give up (d) know what is wrong
18. 18.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
19. 19.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) nobody ever (b) a rumour (c) only a stranger (d) a teacher or parent
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) trying again (c) ignoring the problem (d) giving up at once
21. 21.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) repeating the same try (c) trying again (d) panicking
23. 23.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
25. 25.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) giving up at once (c) staying calm (d) repeating the same try
27. 27.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) asking for help (c) panicking (d) repeating the same try
28. 28.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) guessing wildly (c) blaming others (d) breaking it into parts
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
30. 30.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) staying calm (c) blaming others (d) asking for help
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or pick one plan? (a) see if it helped (b) pick one plan
32. 32.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
34. 34.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) asking for help (c) ignoring the problem (d) guessing wildly
36. 36.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
37. 37.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or put the plan to work? (a) understand the problem (b) put the plan to work
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
40. 40.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to waste time (b) to confuse people (c) to find the best one (d) no reason

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