Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 145 · 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: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
4. 4.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
5. 5.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) give up (c) try any idea (d) know what is wrong
7. 7.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) panicking (c) giving up at once (d) making a list
8. 8.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) trying again (b) panicking (c) repeating the same try (d) giving up at once
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) drawing a diagram (c) staying calm (d) breaking it into parts
10. 10.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or understand the problem? (a) put the plan to work (b) understand the problem
11. 11.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🛠️ 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
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or check if it worked? (a) pick one plan (b) check if it worked
15. 15.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) try another idea (b) give up (c) blame the tools (d) hide it
16. 16.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to waste time (c) to confuse people (d) to find the best one
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
19. 19.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) breaking it into parts (c) panicking (d) repeating the same try
21. 21.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) giving up at once (c) drawing a diagram (d) guessing wildly
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) staying calm (c) repeating the same try (d) panicking
23. 23.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) panicking (c) asking for help (d) trying again
25. 25.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
26. 26.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (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.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) wait for luck (b) ignore it (c) cry about it (d) split it into parts
29. 29.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or say what is wrong? (a) think of ideas (b) say what is wrong
31. 31.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
33. 33.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🛠️ 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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) repeating the same try (c) breaking it into parts (d) asking for help
36. 36.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) drawing a diagram (c) giving up at once (d) asking for help
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or pick one plan? (a) think of ideas (b) pick one plan
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or put the plan to work? (a) say what is wrong (b) put the plan to work
39. 39.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) drawing a diagram (c) breaking it into parts (d) blaming others

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