Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 113 · 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: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
2. 2.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
3. 3.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) guessing wildly (b) breaking it into parts (c) drawing a diagram (d) staying calm
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) blaming others (c) panicking (d) asking for help
5. 5.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) drawing a diagram (c) ignoring the problem (d) blaming others
6. 6.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) panicking (c) asking for help (d) guessing wildly
7. 7.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
8. 8.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
9. 9.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or understand the problem? (a) pick one plan (b) understand the problem
12. 12.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
13. 13.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) try another idea (b) blame the tools (c) give up (d) hide it
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or understand the problem? (a) try it out (b) understand the problem
15. 15.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) panicking (c) ignoring the problem (d) breaking it into parts
16. 16.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) guessing wildly (c) repeating the same try (d) staying calm
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) making a list (c) repeating the same try (d) asking for help
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
19. 19.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
20. 20.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
21. 21.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or put the plan to work? (a) check if it worked (b) put the plan to work
22. 22.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
23. 23.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) breaking it into parts (c) staying calm (d) panicking
24. 24.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
25. 25.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to waste time (c) to confuse people (d) to find the best one
27. 27.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) breaking it into parts (c) staying calm (d) repeating the same try
28. 28.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
31. 31.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
32. 32.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
34. 34.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) panicking (c) staying calm (d) ignoring the problem
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or understand the problem? (a) think of ideas (b) understand the problem
38. 38.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) know what is wrong (b) blame someone (c) try any idea (d) give up
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) making a list (c) drawing a diagram (d) ignoring the problem

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