Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 85 · 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) blaming others (b) making a list (c) drawing a diagram (d) breaking it into parts
2. 2.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
4. 4.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) guessing wildly (c) drawing a diagram (d) panicking
5. 5.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to waste time (b) to confuse people (c) to find the best one (d) no reason
7. 7.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
8. 8.🛠️ 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
9. 9.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) ignoring the problem (b) making a list (c) asking for help (d) staying calm
10. 10.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
12. 12.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or pick one plan? (a) see if it helped (b) pick one plan
13. 13.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) ignoring the problem (c) blaming others (d) breaking it into parts
14. 14.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) drawing a diagram (c) guessing wildly (d) breaking it into parts
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or understand the problem? (a) list possible fixes (b) understand the problem
17. 17.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) repeating the same try (c) giving up at once (d) making a list
20. 20.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) blaming others (c) asking for help (d) guessing wildly
24. 24.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) give up (b) try any idea (c) blame someone (d) know what is wrong
25. 25.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or choose the best idea? (a) list possible fixes (b) choose the best idea
27. 27.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) breaking it into parts (c) asking for help (d) staying calm
29. 29.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
30. 30.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
33. 33.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) making a list (b) repeating the same try (c) guessing wildly (d) giving up at once
34. 34.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) trying again (c) repeating the same try (d) staying calm
35. 35.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) a teacher or parent (c) nobody ever (d) only a stranger
36. 36.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or understand the problem? (a) put the plan to work (b) understand the problem
37. 37.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or check if it worked? (a) put the plan to work (b) check if it worked
39. 39.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
40. 40.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) giving up at once (c) asking for help (d) drawing a diagram

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