Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 197 · 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: think of ideas? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
2. 2.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) ignoring the problem (c) staying calm (d) breaking it into parts
3. 3.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
5. 5.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or list possible fixes? (a) understand the problem (b) list possible fixes
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
7. 7.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) know what is wrong (b) try any idea (c) blame someone (d) give up
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or choose the best idea? (a) see if it helped (b) choose the best idea
10. 10.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) blaming others (c) asking for help (d) making a list
12. 12.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) try another idea (b) blame the tools (c) give up (d) hide it
13. 13.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) trying again (c) drawing a diagram (d) blaming others
14. 14.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
15. 15.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or see if it helped? (a) think of ideas (b) see if it helped
17. 17.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or list possible fixes? (a) choose the best idea (b) list possible fixes
18. 18.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) ignore it (b) split it into parts (c) cry about it (d) wait for luck
19. 19.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) drawing a diagram (c) staying calm (d) repeating the same try
20. 20.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
21. 21.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
23. 23.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) breaking it into parts (c) ignoring the problem (d) panicking
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) repeating the same try (c) blaming others (d) breaking it into parts
25. 25.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or think of ideas? (a) pick one plan (b) think of ideas
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) making a list (c) asking for help (d) panicking
28. 28.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) panicking (c) staying calm (d) giving up at once
29. 29.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) making a list (c) guessing wildly (d) panicking
30. 30.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) look at what is wrong (b) kick the cycle (c) buy a new cycle (d) stop cycling
31. 31.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
34. 34.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) repeating the same try (c) panicking (d) trying again
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) giving up at once (c) staying calm (d) trying again
37. 37.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) drawing a diagram (c) panicking (d) repeating the same try
38. 38.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) guessing wildly (c) staying calm (d) panicking
40. 40.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way

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