Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 206 · 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: think of ideas or understand the problem? (a) think of ideas (b) understand the problem
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) ignoring the problem (c) staying calm (d) repeating the same try
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) repeating the same try (c) ignoring the problem (d) giving up at once
4. 4.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or think of ideas? (a) check if it worked (b) think of ideas
5. 5.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
6. 6.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
7. 7.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) giving up at once (b) making a list (c) staying calm (d) breaking it into parts
8. 8.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or pick one plan? (a) see if it helped (b) pick one plan
9. 9.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) drawing a diagram (c) making a list (d) blaming others
10. 10.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
12. 12.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
14. 14.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
15. 15.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) guessing wildly (c) drawing a diagram (d) giving up at once
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) asking for help (c) staying calm (d) ignoring the problem
18. 18.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or list possible fixes? (a) put the plan to work (b) list possible fixes
19. 19.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) blaming others (c) giving up at once (d) drawing a diagram
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) blaming others (c) trying again (d) asking for help
21. 21.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to waste time (b) no reason (c) to confuse people (d) to find the best one
22. 22.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
24. 24.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
25. 25.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) hide it (c) try another idea (d) blame the tools
26. 26.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) asking for help (c) panicking (d) drawing a diagram
27. 27.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
29. 29.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
30. 30.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) give up (b) blame someone (c) try any idea (d) know what is wrong
31. 31.🛠️ 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
32. 32.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) panicking (c) blaming others (d) breaking it into parts
34. 34.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a teacher or parent (b) nobody ever (c) only a stranger (d) a rumour
35. 35.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) blaming others (c) asking for help (d) guessing wildly
36. 36.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or try it out? (a) pick one plan (b) try it out
37. 37.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
40. 40.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True

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