Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 122 · 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 of these helps you solve a problem? (a) making a list (b) guessing wildly (c) ignoring the problem (d) repeating the same try
2. 2.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) stop cycling (b) kick the cycle (c) buy a new cycle (d) look at what is wrong
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
4. 4.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) give up (c) try another idea (d) hide it
5. 5.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
6. 6.🛠️ 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
7. 7.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) panicking (c) drawing a diagram (d) guessing wildly
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
9. 9.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
11. 11.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) asking for help (c) guessing wildly (d) breaking it into parts
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
14. 14.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) breaking it into parts (c) staying calm (d) trying again
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or pick one plan? (a) list possible fixes (b) pick one plan
17. 17.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or try it out? (a) understand the problem (b) try it out
18. 18.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or try it out? (a) think of ideas (b) try it out
19. 19.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to find the best one (c) to confuse people (d) to waste time
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) repeating the same try (c) staying calm (d) making a list
21. 21.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) drawing a diagram (c) guessing wildly (d) trying again
22. 22.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) blaming others (c) drawing a diagram (d) breaking it into parts
23. 23.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) ignoring the problem (c) trying again (d) guessing wildly
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or pick one plan? (a) say what is wrong (b) pick one plan
25. 25.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) ignore it (c) wait for luck (d) split it into parts
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) drawing a diagram (c) breaking it into parts (d) giving up at once
27. 27.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
28. 28.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
29. 29.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) breaking it into parts (c) trying again (d) repeating the same try
30. 30.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
31. 31.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or list possible fixes? (a) choose the best idea (b) list possible fixes
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
34. 34.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) give up (c) know what is wrong (d) blame someone
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) blaming others (c) drawing a diagram (d) giving up at once
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) trying again (c) blaming others (d) giving up at once
37. 37.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) guessing wildly (c) ignoring the problem (d) blaming others
39. 39.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
40. 40.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 5

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