Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 196 · 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: say what is wrong or think of ideas? (a) say what is wrong (b) think of ideas
2. 2.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) give up (b) know what is wrong (c) try any idea (d) blame someone
4. 4.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
5. 5.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) ignoring the problem (c) blaming others (d) giving up at once
8. 8.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or see if it helped? (a) say what is wrong (b) see if it helped
9. 9.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) blaming others (c) giving up at once (d) breaking it into parts
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or pick one plan? (a) try it out (b) pick one plan
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) repeating the same try (c) asking for help (d) breaking it into parts
13. 13.🛠️ 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
14. 14.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or pick one plan? (a) understand the problem (b) pick one plan
16. 16.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
17. 17.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) asking for help (c) breaking it into parts (d) blaming others
20. 20.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) blaming others (c) asking for help (d) ignoring the problem
21. 21.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) guessing wildly (c) giving up at once (d) making a list
22. 22.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
24. 24.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
25. 25.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) kick the cycle (b) look at what is wrong (c) buy a new cycle (d) stop cycling
26. 26.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
27. 27.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) asking for help (c) panicking (d) guessing wildly
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) panicking (c) making a list (d) asking for help
31. 31.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
32. 32.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) guessing wildly (c) making a list (d) staying calm
33. 33.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) blaming others (c) ignoring the problem (d) staying calm
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or list possible fixes? (a) understand the problem (b) list possible fixes
35. 35.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) repeating the same try (c) drawing a diagram (d) panicking
36. 36.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) giving up at once (c) ignoring the problem (d) blaming others
38. 38.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or choose the best idea? (a) try it out (b) choose the best idea
40. 40.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it

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