Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

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

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