Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 94 · 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 cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) stop cycling (b) look at what is wrong (c) kick the cycle (d) buy a new cycle
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
3. 3.🛠️ 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
4. 4.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or understand the problem? (a) think of ideas (b) understand the problem
5. 5.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) asking for help (c) panicking (d) making a list
6. 6.🛠️ 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
7. 7.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) staying calm (b) panicking (c) blaming others (d) giving up at once
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or pick one plan? (a) try it out (b) pick one plan
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) blaming others (c) ignoring the problem (d) asking for help
11. 11.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
12. 12.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) breaking it into parts (c) repeating the same try (d) making a list
14. 14.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) ignore it (b) cry about it (c) wait for luck (d) split it into parts
16. 16.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) asking for help (c) giving up at once (d) blaming others
17. 17.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) nobody ever (b) a teacher or parent (c) a rumour (d) only a stranger
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) making a list (c) panicking (d) giving up at once
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) giving up at once (c) ignoring the problem (d) repeating the same try
20. 20.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) making a list (c) giving up at once (d) breaking it into parts
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) repeating the same try (c) drawing a diagram (d) guessing wildly
22. 22.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) staying calm (c) ignoring the problem (d) making a list
23. 23.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) drawing a diagram (c) repeating the same try (d) panicking
24. 24.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to find the best one (b) to confuse people (c) no reason (d) to waste time
25. 25.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or understand the problem? (a) choose the best idea (b) understand the problem
27. 27.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) staying calm (c) ignoring the problem (d) guessing wildly
30. 30.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) panicking (c) drawing a diagram (d) asking for help
32. 32.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or check if it worked? (a) understand the problem (b) check if it worked
35. 35.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or say what is wrong? (a) pick one plan (b) say what is wrong
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) trying again (c) guessing wildly (d) blaming others
39. 39.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) give up (b) know what is wrong (c) try any idea (d) blame someone
40. 40.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) trying again (c) staying calm (d) guessing wildly

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