Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 161 · 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.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
2. 2.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) kick the cycle (b) buy a new cycle (c) stop cycling (d) look at what is wrong
3. 3.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) breaking it into parts (c) panicking (d) guessing wildly
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) trying again (c) drawing a diagram (d) making a list
6. 6.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or try it out? (a) choose the best idea (b) try it out
7. 7.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
8. 8.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) giving up at once (b) staying calm (c) making a list (d) trying again
9. 9.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
10. 10.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or try it out? (a) say what is wrong (b) try it out
11. 11.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) guessing wildly (c) panicking (d) giving up at once
13. 13.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
14. 14.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
17. 17.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
18. 18.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) repeating the same try (c) staying calm (d) drawing a diagram
20. 20.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) blaming others (b) drawing a diagram (c) breaking it into parts (d) making a list
21. 21.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
22. 22.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) blame the tools (c) give up (d) try another idea
23. 23.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
24. 24.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) ignoring the problem (c) breaking it into parts (d) staying calm
25. 25.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or say what is wrong? (a) choose the best idea (b) say what is wrong
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or put the plan to work? (a) list possible fixes (b) put the plan to work
27. 27.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or say what is wrong? (a) put the plan to work (b) say what is wrong
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) panicking (c) drawing a diagram (d) trying again
29. 29.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) giving up at once (c) repeating the same try (d) breaking it into parts
30. 30.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) ignore it (b) cry about it (c) split it into parts (d) wait for luck
31. 31.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or see if it helped? (a) put the plan to work (b) see if it helped
33. 33.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) staying calm (c) blaming others (d) making a list
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) trying again (c) staying calm (d) breaking it into parts
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) repeating the same try (c) giving up at once (d) asking for help
38. 38.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
39. 39.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked

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