Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 142 · 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) guessing wildly (b) blaming others (c) repeating the same try (d) drawing a diagram
2. 2.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or think of ideas? (a) see if it helped (b) think of ideas
4. 4.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) blame the tools (c) give up (d) try another idea
5. 5.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) wait for luck (b) split it into parts (c) cry about it (d) ignore it
6. 6.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) panicking (c) trying again (d) staying calm
9. 9.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
10. 10.🚲 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
11. 11.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) ignoring the problem (c) repeating the same try (d) trying again
13. 13.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
15. 15.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
16. 16.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) know what is wrong (c) try any idea (d) give up
17. 17.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
19. 19.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
20. 20.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or see if it helped? (a) pick one plan (b) see if it helped
21. 21.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
22. 22.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
23. 23.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to find the best one (b) to waste time (c) no reason (d) to confuse people
24. 24.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
25. 25.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or check if it worked? (a) understand the problem (b) check if it worked
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or think of ideas? (a) pick one plan (b) think of ideas
27. 27.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
29. 29.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) blaming others (c) staying calm (d) giving up at once
30. 30.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
31. 31.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) breaking it into parts (c) guessing wildly (d) panicking
32. 32.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
34. 34.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or understand the problem? (a) think of ideas (b) understand the problem
36. 36.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or think of ideas? (a) try it out (b) think of ideas
38. 38.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) blaming others (c) drawing a diagram (d) trying again
39. 39.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or choose the best idea? (a) list possible fixes (b) choose the best idea

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