Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 82 · 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.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) blame the tools (c) give up (d) try another idea
2. 2.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
3. 3.🛠️ 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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) making a list (c) asking for help (d) panicking
5. 5.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to find the best one (c) to waste time (d) to confuse people
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
7. 7.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) nobody ever (b) a rumour (c) a teacher or parent (d) only a stranger
8. 8.🚲 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
9. 9.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
10. 10.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or list possible fixes? (a) see if it helped (b) list possible fixes
12. 12.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) making a list (c) giving up at once (d) staying calm
13. 13.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) give up (b) blame someone (c) know what is wrong (d) try any idea
14. 14.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) making a list (c) breaking it into parts (d) guessing wildly
16. 16.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) asking for help (c) giving up at once (d) repeating the same try
17. 17.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
20. 20.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) drawing a diagram (c) making a list (d) repeating the same try
21. 21.🛠️ 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) repeating the same try (c) panicking (d) blaming others
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or think of ideas? (a) pick one plan (b) think of ideas
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or understand the problem? (a) think of ideas (b) understand the problem
25. 25.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) guessing wildly (c) panicking (d) trying again
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or choose the best idea? (a) put the plan to work (b) choose the best idea
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) drawing a diagram (c) staying calm (d) blaming others
28. 28.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or check if it worked? (a) pick one plan (b) check if it worked
30. 30.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) staying calm (c) breaking it into parts (d) ignoring the problem
31. 31.🛠️ 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
32. 32.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) making a list (b) guessing wildly (c) ignoring the problem (d) repeating the same try
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
34. 34.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) blaming others (c) giving up at once (d) staying calm
36. 36.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) panicking (c) trying again (d) ignoring the problem
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) blaming others (c) giving up at once (d) drawing a diagram
39. 39.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
40. 40.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) staying calm (c) ignoring the problem (d) blaming others

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