Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 96 · 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 problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) staying calm (c) giving up at once (d) asking for help
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
4. 4.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) trying again (c) guessing wildly (d) breaking it into parts
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
7. 7.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or pick one plan? (a) list possible fixes (b) pick one plan
8. 8.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) give up (c) blame the tools (d) try another idea
9. 9.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) blaming others (c) breaking it into parts (d) guessing wildly
10. 10.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) repeating the same try (b) staying calm (c) making a list (d) asking for help
11. 11.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a teacher or parent (b) only a stranger (c) a rumour (d) nobody ever
12. 12.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
13. 13.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or understand the problem? (a) list possible fixes (b) understand the problem
15. 15.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
16. 16.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
18. 18.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) blaming others (c) asking for help (d) trying again
19. 19.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) staying calm (c) panicking (d) making a list
20. 20.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) making a list (c) staying calm (d) giving up at once
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) panicking (c) giving up at once (d) ignoring the problem
22. 22.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or think of ideas? (a) choose the best idea (b) think of ideas
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or put the plan to work? (a) think of ideas (b) put the plan to work
24. 24.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
27. 27.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) panicking (c) staying calm (d) ignoring the problem
28. 28.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) drawing a diagram (b) giving up at once (c) guessing wildly (d) blaming others
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) ignoring the problem (c) drawing a diagram (d) breaking it into parts
30. 30.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) know what is wrong (c) give up (d) blame someone
31. 31.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
32. 32.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or choose the best idea? (a) check if it worked (b) choose the best idea
36. 36.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) trying again (b) giving up at once (c) guessing wildly (d) repeating the same try
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) blaming others (c) repeating the same try (d) giving up at once
40. 40.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it

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