Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 83 · 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: see if it helped or list possible fixes? (a) see if it helped (b) list possible fixes
2. 2.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) breaking it into parts (c) staying calm (d) ignoring the problem
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
4. 4.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) guessing wildly (c) breaking it into parts (d) giving up at once
5. 5.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) only a stranger (b) a teacher or parent (c) nobody ever (d) a rumour
6. 6.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) trying again (c) repeating the same try (d) asking for help
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.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or try it out? (a) think of ideas (b) try it out
11. 11.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
13. 13.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
14. 14.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) repeating the same try (c) making a list (d) staying calm
15. 15.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
16. 16.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
17. 17.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
19. 19.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
20. 20.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
21. 21.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) blaming others (c) trying again (d) asking for help
23. 23.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or pick one plan? (a) think of ideas (b) pick one plan
25. 25.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or think of ideas? (a) understand the problem (b) think of ideas
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or try it out? (a) understand the problem (b) try it out
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) making a list (c) breaking it into parts (d) drawing a diagram
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or think of ideas? (a) put the plan to work (b) think of ideas
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
30. 30.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) give up (b) blame someone (c) know what is wrong (d) try any idea
31. 31.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to find the best one (b) to confuse people (c) to waste time (d) no reason
32. 32.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) ignoring the problem (c) trying again (d) panicking
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or say what is wrong? (a) think of ideas (b) say what is wrong
34. 34.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
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.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or think of ideas? (a) choose the best idea (b) think of ideas
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) drawing a diagram (c) blaming others (d) guessing wildly
40. 40.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False

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