Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 174 · 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.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or check if it worked? (a) think of ideas (b) check if it worked
2. 2.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to find the best one (b) to confuse people (c) to waste time (d) no reason
3. 3.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) ignore it (c) wait for luck (d) split it into parts
5. 5.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
9. 9.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
10. 10.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) ignoring the problem (c) panicking (d) drawing a diagram
12. 12.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
14. 14.🛠️ 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
15. 15.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
16. 16.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) drawing a diagram (b) ignoring the problem (c) panicking (d) repeating the same try
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) trying again (c) giving up at once (d) panicking
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or check if it worked? (a) put the plan to work (b) check if it worked
20. 20.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
21. 21.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) breaking it into parts (c) blaming others (d) asking for help
23. 23.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or put the plan to work? (a) check if it worked (b) put the plan to work
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) making a list (c) guessing wildly (d) staying calm
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) giving up at once (c) trying again (d) making a list
27. 27.🛠️ 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
28. 28.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) know what is wrong (b) try any idea (c) give up (d) blame someone
29. 29.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) drawing a diagram (c) panicking (d) making a list
32. 32.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) panicking (c) making a list (d) blaming others
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or list possible fixes? (a) choose the best idea (b) list possible fixes
34. 34.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) repeating the same try (c) asking for help (d) ignoring the problem
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or list possible fixes? (a) say what is wrong (b) list possible fixes
36. 36.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) blaming others (b) breaking it into parts (c) drawing a diagram (d) making a list
37. 37.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or pick one plan? (a) check if it worked (b) pick one plan
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or choose the best idea? (a) put the plan to work (b) choose the best idea

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