Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 133 · 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) panicking (b) drawing a diagram (c) staying calm (d) making a list
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
3. 3.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
4. 4.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) breaking it into parts (c) giving up at once (d) blaming others
5. 5.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or put the plan to work? (a) pick one plan (b) put the plan to work
6. 6.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) ignoring the problem (c) giving up at once (d) repeating the same try
8. 8.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) panicking (c) drawing a diagram (d) asking for help
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) trying again (c) blaming others (d) drawing a diagram
10. 10.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or see if it helped? (a) say what is wrong (b) see if it helped
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or think of ideas? (a) choose the best idea (b) think of ideas
12. 12.🚲 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
13. 13.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
14. 14.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) giving up at once (c) drawing a diagram (d) staying calm
16. 16.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
17. 17.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🛠️ 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
20. 20.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) try another idea (c) blame the tools (d) give up
21. 21.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
22. 22.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to waste time (b) to find the best one (c) no reason (d) to confuse people
23. 23.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) trying again (c) guessing wildly (d) blaming others
25. 25.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) guessing wildly (b) making a list (c) asking for help (d) drawing a diagram
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) breaking it into parts (c) staying calm (d) ignoring the problem
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) breaking it into parts (c) drawing a diagram (d) repeating the same try
28. 28.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) give up (c) know what is wrong (d) blame someone
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or pick one plan? (a) check if it worked (b) pick one plan
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or choose the best idea? (a) understand the problem (b) choose the best idea
31. 31.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
33. 33.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) blaming others (c) repeating the same try (d) staying calm
34. 34.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
35. 35.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) ignoring the problem (b) staying calm (c) asking for help (d) trying again
36. 36.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) asking for help (c) blaming others (d) giving up at once
37. 37.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
39. 39.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it

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