Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 97 · 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: put the plan to work or pick one plan? (a) put the plan to work (b) pick one plan
2. 2.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) staying calm (b) giving up at once (c) repeating the same try (d) panicking
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
4. 4.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) know what is wrong (b) try any idea (c) blame someone (d) give up
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) breaking it into parts (c) trying again (d) staying calm
6. 6.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) drawing a diagram (b) giving up at once (c) panicking (d) guessing wildly
7. 7.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) stop cycling (c) look at what is wrong (d) kick the cycle
8. 8.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
9. 9.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
10. 10.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or put the plan to work? (a) understand the problem (b) put the plan to work
12. 12.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) asking for help (c) blaming others (d) breaking it into parts
13. 13.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) ignoring the problem (b) asking for help (c) staying calm (d) drawing a diagram
14. 14.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) making a list (c) giving up at once (d) repeating the same try
16. 16.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) breaking it into parts (c) giving up at once (d) making a list
17. 17.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or see if it helped? (a) say what is wrong (b) see if it helped
18. 18.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or say what is wrong? (a) try it out (b) say what is wrong
19. 19.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
20. 20.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
21. 21.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
22. 22.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or choose the best idea? (a) put the plan to work (b) choose the best idea
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or pick one plan? (a) understand the problem (b) pick one plan
24. 24.🛠️ 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
25. 25.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
27. 27.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) trying again (c) ignoring the problem (d) repeating the same try
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) breaking it into parts (c) giving up at once (d) drawing a diagram
29. 29.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) panicking (c) blaming others (d) asking for help
30. 30.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
31. 31.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) only a stranger (b) a rumour (c) nobody ever (d) a teacher or parent
32. 32.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) staying calm (c) breaking it into parts (d) drawing a diagram
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or try it out? (a) understand the problem (b) try it out
35. 35.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
36. 36.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
37. 37.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
39. 39.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) split it into parts (b) ignore it (c) wait for luck (d) cry about it
40. 40.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way

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