Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 175 · 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: choose the best idea? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
2. 2.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) trying again (c) drawing a diagram (d) ignoring the problem
4. 4.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or list possible fixes? (a) try it out (b) list possible fixes
5. 5.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or choose the best idea? (a) check if it worked (b) choose the best idea
6. 6.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
7. 7.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) ignoring the problem (c) staying calm (d) blaming others
9. 9.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) blame the tools (c) give up (d) try another idea
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) repeating the same try (c) blaming others (d) asking for help
13. 13.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or say what is wrong? (a) list possible fixes (b) say what is wrong
15. 15.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or see if it helped? (a) choose the best idea (b) see if it helped
16. 16.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) guessing wildly (c) trying again (d) staying calm
17. 17.🛠️ 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
18. 18.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
19. 19.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) trying again (c) blaming others (d) panicking
20. 20.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or understand the problem? (a) choose the best idea (b) understand the problem
21. 21.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) giving up at once (c) guessing wildly (d) trying again
23. 23.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) ignore it (c) split it into parts (d) wait for luck
25. 25.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) ignoring the problem (c) asking for help (d) drawing a diagram
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or list possible fixes? (a) understand the problem (b) list possible fixes
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) guessing wildly (c) ignoring the problem (d) drawing a diagram
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or choose the best idea? (a) think of ideas (b) choose the best idea
30. 30.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
31. 31.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
32. 32.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
35. 35.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to find the best one (c) to confuse people (d) to waste time
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) staying calm (c) guessing wildly (d) making a list
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or say what is wrong? (a) think of ideas (b) say what is wrong
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or think of ideas? (a) understand the problem (b) think of ideas
39. 39.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
40. 40.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False

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