Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 160 · 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: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) wait for luck (b) ignore it (c) split it into parts (d) cry about it
4. 4.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
5. 5.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) try any idea (c) know what is wrong (d) give up
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
7. 7.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
8. 8.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or think of ideas? (a) put the plan to work (b) think of ideas
9. 9.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
10. 10.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) ignoring the problem (c) drawing a diagram (d) staying calm
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) staying calm (c) panicking (d) guessing wildly
12. 12.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) staying calm (c) giving up at once (d) ignoring the problem
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) guessing wildly (c) repeating the same try (d) making a list
14. 14.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) repeating the same try (c) making a list (d) drawing a diagram
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) guessing wildly (c) breaking it into parts (d) asking for help
16. 16.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
17. 17.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
18. 18.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) drawing a diagram (c) panicking (d) ignoring the problem
19. 19.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
20. 20.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or understand the problem? (a) list possible fixes (b) understand the problem
21. 21.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
22. 22.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) trying again (c) ignoring the problem (d) drawing a diagram
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) giving up at once (c) asking for help (d) drawing a diagram
25. 25.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or put the plan to work? (a) see if it helped (b) put the plan to work
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or understand the problem? (a) pick one plan (b) understand the problem
27. 27.🛠️ 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
28. 28.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
29. 29.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
30. 30.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) breaking it into parts (b) ignoring the problem (c) repeating the same try (d) giving up at once
31. 31.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) blame the tools (c) hide it (d) try another idea
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
34. 34.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or try it out? (a) understand the problem (b) try it out
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) trying again (c) panicking (d) staying calm
37. 37.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to find the best one (c) to waste time (d) to confuse people
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or pick one plan? (a) understand the problem (b) pick one plan
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or think of ideas? (a) understand the problem (b) think of ideas
40. 40.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way

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