Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 107 · 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) drawing a diagram (b) breaking it into parts (c) staying calm (d) panicking
2. 2.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or try it out? (a) choose the best idea (b) try it out
3. 3.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or understand the problem? (a) list possible fixes (b) understand the problem
4. 4.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
5. 5.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or think of ideas? (a) understand the problem (b) think of ideas
6. 6.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
7. 7.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
8. 8.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) ignore it (b) split it into parts (c) cry about it (d) wait for luck
9. 9.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
10. 10.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
11. 11.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or try it out? (a) pick one plan (b) try it out
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
14. 14.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) drawing a diagram (c) giving up at once (d) guessing wildly
16. 16.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to confuse people (c) to find the best one (d) to waste time
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) repeating the same try (c) trying again (d) drawing a diagram
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
19. 19.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
20. 20.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) kick the cycle (c) stop cycling (d) look at what is wrong
21. 21.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) trying again (c) staying calm (d) guessing wildly
23. 23.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
24. 24.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) try another idea (c) hide it (d) give up
25. 25.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or put the plan to work? (a) say what is wrong (b) put the plan to work
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or see if it helped? (a) choose the best idea (b) see if it helped
29. 29.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🛠️ 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
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or understand the problem? (a) think of ideas (b) understand the problem
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) giving up at once (c) ignoring the problem (d) making a list
35. 35.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
36. 36.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) asking for help (c) panicking (d) drawing a diagram
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or understand the problem? (a) choose the best idea (b) understand the problem
38. 38.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) guessing wildly (c) staying calm (d) blaming others
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or say what is wrong? (a) list possible fixes (b) say what is wrong

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