Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 178 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) repeating the same try (c) giving up at once (d) breaking it into parts
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) ignoring the problem (c) blaming others (d) staying calm
4. 4.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) asking for help (c) blaming others (d) ignoring the problem
5. 5.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
6. 6.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) ignoring the problem (c) giving up at once (d) staying calm
7. 7.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or think of ideas? (a) try it out (b) think of ideas
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) trying again (c) ignoring the problem (d) repeating the same try
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or think of ideas? (a) check if it worked (b) think of ideas
10. 10.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) try another idea (b) blame the tools (c) give up (d) hide it
11. 11.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
12. 12.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
14. 14.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
15. 15.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or pick one plan? (a) try it out (b) pick one plan
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) trying again (c) drawing a diagram (d) staying calm
17. 17.🛠️ 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
18. 18.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or choose the best idea? (a) try it out (b) choose the best idea
20. 20.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
22. 22.🛠️ 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
23. 23.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) staying calm (c) guessing wildly (d) drawing a diagram
24. 24.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
26. 26.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) drawing a diagram (c) giving up at once (d) breaking it into parts
27. 27.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) give up (b) try any idea (c) blame someone (d) know what is wrong
28. 28.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or list possible fixes? (a) try it out (b) list possible fixes
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or pick one plan? (a) list possible fixes (b) pick one plan
31. 31.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) making a list (b) giving up at once (c) repeating the same try (d) ignoring the problem
32. 32.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
33. 33.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to find the best one (c) to confuse people (d) to waste time
34. 34.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) ignoring the problem (c) asking for help (d) guessing wildly
36. 36.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or check if it worked? (a) pick one plan (b) check if it worked
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or think of ideas? (a) pick one plan (b) think of ideas
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
39. 39.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) staying calm (c) making a list (d) panicking
40. 40.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 5

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