Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 80 · 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: think of ideas or understand the problem? (a) think of ideas (b) understand the problem
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
3. 3.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) ignoring the problem (c) trying again (d) repeating the same try
4. 4.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
6. 6.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or understand the problem? (a) choose the best idea (b) understand the problem
7. 7.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) staying calm (c) breaking it into parts (d) giving up at once
9. 9.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) making a list (c) drawing a diagram (d) guessing wildly
11. 11.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) asking for help (c) repeating the same try (d) trying again
12. 12.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
13. 13.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or try it out? (a) think of ideas (b) try it out
15. 15.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a teacher or parent (b) a rumour (c) nobody ever (d) only a stranger
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or think of ideas? (a) choose the best idea (b) think of ideas
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) staying calm (c) giving up at once (d) panicking
18. 18.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or choose the best idea? (a) understand the problem (b) choose the best idea
19. 19.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
20. 20.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to waste time (b) no reason (c) to find the best one (d) to confuse people
21. 21.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
22. 22.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
23. 23.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) wait for luck (b) ignore it (c) cry about it (d) split it into parts
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or list possible fixes? (a) put the plan to work (b) list possible fixes
25. 25.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) asking for help (c) ignoring the problem (d) giving up at once
27. 27.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) making a list (c) blaming others (d) repeating the same try
28. 28.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
29. 29.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) guessing wildly (c) repeating the same try (d) drawing a diagram
31. 31.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) blaming others (c) breaking it into parts (d) giving up at once
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or list possible fixes? (a) check if it worked (b) list possible fixes
35. 35.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) give up (b) know what is wrong (c) blame someone (d) try any idea
36. 36.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
37. 37.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) staying calm (c) blaming others (d) repeating the same try
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or see if it helped? (a) pick one plan (b) see if it helped
39. 39.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
40. 40.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3

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