Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 109 · 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) making a list (b) breaking it into parts (c) asking for help (d) ignoring the problem
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) breaking it into parts (c) guessing wildly (d) drawing a diagram
3. 3.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) give up (c) hide it (d) try another idea
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) making a list (c) repeating the same try (d) drawing a diagram
5. 5.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
6. 6.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or pick one plan? (a) say what is wrong (b) pick one plan
7. 7.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) breaking it into parts (b) ignoring the problem (c) giving up at once (d) guessing wildly
8. 8.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
9. 9.🚲 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
10. 10.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or choose the best idea? (a) list possible fixes (b) choose the best idea
12. 12.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
14. 14.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
15. 15.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or try it out? (a) understand the problem (b) try it out
17. 17.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or check if it worked? (a) choose the best idea (b) check if it worked
18. 18.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
20. 20.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or understand the problem? (a) choose the best idea (b) understand the problem
22. 22.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) making a list (c) ignoring the problem (d) blaming others
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) guessing wildly (c) ignoring the problem (d) drawing a diagram
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or try it out? (a) pick one plan (b) try it out
25. 25.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
26. 26.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
27. 27.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) staying calm (c) guessing wildly (d) giving up at once
28. 28.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) asking for help (c) ignoring the problem (d) making a list
29. 29.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or pick one plan? (a) try it out (b) pick one plan
31. 31.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
33. 33.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) know what is wrong (b) give up (c) try any idea (d) blame someone
34. 34.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or list possible fixes? (a) say what is wrong (b) list possible fixes
36. 36.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) asking for help (c) repeating the same try (d) breaking it into parts
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) breaking it into parts (c) guessing wildly (d) panicking
38. 38.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) panicking (c) drawing a diagram (d) ignoring the problem
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or check if it worked? (a) say what is wrong (b) check if it worked

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