Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 87 · 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.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
2. 2.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) staying calm (c) guessing wildly (d) blaming others
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) panicking (c) giving up at once (d) asking for help
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
7. 7.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) making a list (c) breaking it into parts (d) guessing wildly
9. 9.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) only a stranger (b) a teacher or parent (c) nobody ever (d) a rumour
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) blaming others (c) drawing a diagram (d) ignoring the problem
12. 12.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
13. 13.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or say what is wrong? (a) see if it helped (b) say what is wrong
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) trying again (c) staying calm (d) panicking
16. 16.🛠️ 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
17. 17.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or see if it helped? (a) put the plan to work (b) see if it helped
18. 18.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) asking for help (b) blaming others (c) panicking (d) giving up at once
19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or list possible fixes? (a) say what is wrong (b) list possible fixes
20. 20.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) wait for luck (b) ignore it (c) cry about it (d) split it into parts
21. 21.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or pick one plan? (a) understand the problem (b) pick one plan
22. 22.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
24. 24.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to find the best one (b) no reason (c) to confuse people (d) to waste time
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) making a list (c) guessing wildly (d) asking for help
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or think of ideas? (a) understand the problem (b) think of ideas
27. 27.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
28. 28.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or list possible fixes? (a) check if it worked (b) list possible fixes
32. 32.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or understand the problem? (a) try it out (b) understand the problem
34. 34.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
35. 35.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) repeating the same try (c) drawing a diagram (d) asking for help
37. 37.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
38. 38.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False

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