Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 166 · 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 problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
2. 2.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) give up (c) hide it (d) try another idea
3. 3.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
5. 5.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or understand the problem? (a) pick one plan (b) understand the problem
6. 6.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) blaming others (c) giving up at once (d) making a list
8. 8.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) trying again (c) repeating the same try (d) making a list
10. 10.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
11. 11.🛠️ 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) drawing a diagram (c) blaming others (d) giving up at once
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
14. 14.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) staying calm (c) guessing wildly (d) breaking it into parts
15. 15.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or check if it worked? (a) choose the best idea (b) check if it worked
17. 17.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or think of ideas? (a) check if it worked (b) think of ideas
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) giving up at once (c) breaking it into parts (d) repeating the same try
19. 19.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
21. 21.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or understand the problem? (a) list possible fixes (b) understand the problem
22. 22.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to find the best one (c) to confuse people (d) to waste time
24. 24.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
27. 27.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
28. 28.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) asking for help (c) ignoring the problem (d) repeating the same try
29. 29.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) making a list (c) giving up at once (d) trying again
30. 30.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) ignoring the problem (c) panicking (d) trying again
32. 32.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
33. 33.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) trying again (b) repeating the same try (c) guessing wildly (d) panicking
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) breaking it into parts (c) asking for help (d) drawing a diagram
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or put the plan to work? (a) choose the best idea (b) put the plan to work
36. 36.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
37. 37.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) give up (c) know what is wrong (d) try any idea
38. 38.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
39. 39.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or list possible fixes? (a) choose the best idea (b) list possible fixes

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