Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 168 · 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: check if it worked? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
2. 2.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to confuse people (c) to find the best one (d) to waste time
3. 3.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) breaking it into parts (c) panicking (d) making a list
5. 5.🛠️ 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
6. 6.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) staying calm (c) giving up at once (d) blaming others
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) staying calm (c) guessing wildly (d) trying again
8. 8.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) breaking it into parts (c) giving up at once (d) guessing wildly
9. 9.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) split it into parts (b) ignore it (c) cry about it (d) wait for luck
10. 10.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
11. 11.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) asking for help (b) repeating the same try (c) panicking (d) blaming others
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) trying again (c) panicking (d) repeating the same try
15. 15.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
16. 16.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
17. 17.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or say what is wrong? (a) try it out (b) say what is wrong
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or understand the problem? (a) choose the best idea (b) understand the problem
20. 20.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🛠️ 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
24. 24.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) ignoring the problem (c) making a list (d) asking for help
26. 26.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
28. 28.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
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: put the plan to work or list possible fixes? (a) put the plan to work (b) list possible fixes
31. 31.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) repeating the same try (c) making a list (d) breaking it into parts
33. 33.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) try another idea (c) blame the tools (d) hide it
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or understand the problem? (a) see if it helped (b) understand the problem
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or list possible fixes? (a) check if it worked (b) list possible fixes
36. 36.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) drawing a diagram (c) repeating the same try (d) guessing wildly
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
40. 40.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) giving up at once (c) staying calm (d) breaking it into parts

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