Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 128 · 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 problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
3. 3.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or say what is wrong? (a) check if it worked (b) say what is wrong
4. 4.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
5. 5.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) drawing a diagram (c) repeating the same try (d) making a list
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
7. 7.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to confuse people (c) to find the best one (d) to waste time
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
9. 9.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
10. 10.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) asking for help (c) breaking it into parts (d) guessing wildly
12. 12.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
13. 13.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
14. 14.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) giving up at once (c) panicking (d) drawing a diagram
15. 15.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
16. 16.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or understand the problem? (a) see if it helped (b) understand the problem
18. 18.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) blaming others (c) making a list (d) repeating the same try
19. 19.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) asking for help (c) drawing a diagram (d) blaming others
21. 21.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) breaking it into parts (c) making a list (d) ignoring the problem
22. 22.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
23. 23.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) try another idea (b) give up (c) blame the tools (d) hide it
24. 24.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
25. 25.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🛠️ 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
27. 27.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or say what is wrong? (a) list possible fixes (b) say what is wrong
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) repeating the same try (c) giving up at once (d) staying calm
29. 29.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
30. 30.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
31. 31.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
32. 32.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) asking for help (c) breaking it into parts (d) giving up at once
35. 35.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or pick one plan? (a) try it out (b) pick one plan
37. 37.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) blaming others (b) trying again (c) drawing a diagram (d) asking for help
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) blaming others (c) panicking (d) repeating the same try
39. 39.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) stop cycling (b) look at what is wrong (c) buy a new cycle (d) kick the cycle
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) repeating the same try (c) blaming others (d) panicking

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