Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

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

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