Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 110 · 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.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
3. 3.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) no reason (c) to waste time (d) to find the best one
4. 4.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or check if it worked? (a) list possible fixes (b) check if it worked
5. 5.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or understand the problem? (a) see if it helped (b) understand the problem
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
7. 7.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or see if it helped? (a) put the plan to work (b) see if it helped
10. 10.🛠️ 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) trying again (c) drawing a diagram (d) blaming others
12. 12.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or think of ideas? (a) say what is wrong (b) think of ideas
13. 13.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) give up (b) try any idea (c) know what is wrong (d) blame someone
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) repeating the same try (c) drawing a diagram (d) guessing wildly
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) blaming others (c) panicking (d) repeating the same try
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
17. 17.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or choose the best idea? (a) see if it helped (b) choose the best idea
18. 18.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or put the plan to work? (a) choose the best idea (b) put the plan to work
19. 19.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
20. 20.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) look at what is wrong (b) kick the cycle (c) buy a new cycle (d) stop cycling
21. 21.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
23. 23.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
24. 24.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) ignoring the problem (c) drawing a diagram (d) trying again
25. 25.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) staying calm (c) drawing a diagram (d) panicking
26. 26.🛠️ 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
27. 27.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or understand the problem? (a) choose the best idea (b) understand the problem
28. 28.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or pick one plan? (a) understand the problem (b) pick one plan
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or try it out? (a) choose the best idea (b) try it out
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) trying again (c) blaming others (d) giving up at once
33. 33.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) try another idea (c) blame the tools (d) give up
35. 35.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
36. 36.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) drawing a diagram (c) blaming others (d) trying again
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) panicking (c) drawing a diagram (d) making a list
40. 40.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) panicking (c) trying again (d) giving up at once

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