Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 134 · 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.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) wait for luck (b) cry about it (c) ignore it (d) split it into parts
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
4. 4.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to find the best one (b) to confuse people (c) no reason (d) to waste time
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
7. 7.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or check if it worked? (a) put the plan to work (b) check if it worked
8. 8.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) know what is wrong (b) try any idea (c) blame someone (d) give up
9. 9.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) kick the cycle (c) look at what is wrong (d) stop cycling
10. 10.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
11. 11.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) panicking (b) drawing a diagram (c) breaking it into parts (d) making a list
12. 12.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) breaking it into parts (b) guessing wildly (c) giving up at once (d) panicking
13. 13.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
14. 14.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) drawing a diagram (c) blaming others (d) staying calm
16. 16.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) breaking it into parts (c) staying calm (d) blaming others
17. 17.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) trying again (c) repeating the same try (d) guessing wildly
19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
20. 20.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or understand the problem? (a) see if it helped (b) understand the problem
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) repeating the same try (c) making a list (d) panicking
22. 22.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or pick one plan? (a) put the plan to work (b) pick one plan
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) giving up at once (c) panicking (d) breaking it into parts
25. 25.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) try another idea (b) blame the tools (c) give up (d) hide it
26. 26.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
27. 27.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or pick one plan? (a) see if it helped (b) pick one plan
28. 28.🛠️ 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
29. 29.🛠️ 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
30. 30.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or choose the best idea? (a) say what is wrong (b) choose the best idea
32. 32.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
33. 33.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or choose the best idea? (a) check if it worked (b) choose the best idea
35. 35.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or think of ideas? (a) choose the best idea (b) think of ideas
38. 38.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
40. 40.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) drawing a diagram (c) panicking (d) blaming others

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