Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 208 · 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.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) try another idea (c) give up (d) blame the tools
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
4. 4.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) ignore it (c) wait for luck (d) split it into parts
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) asking for help (c) repeating the same try (d) trying again
6. 6.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) giving up at once (c) staying calm (d) panicking
9. 9.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) panicking (b) staying calm (c) trying again (d) making a list
10. 10.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) trying again (c) repeating the same try (d) guessing wildly
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) panicking (c) blaming others (d) breaking it into parts
12. 12.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) repeating the same try (c) trying again (d) giving up at once
14. 14.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) making a list (c) breaking it into parts (d) staying calm
16. 16.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) ignoring the problem (c) repeating the same try (d) guessing wildly
18. 18.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) breaking it into parts (c) repeating the same try (d) staying calm
19. 19.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
20. 20.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
21. 21.🛠️ 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
22. 22.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) ignoring the problem (c) making a list (d) guessing wildly
23. 23.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
24. 24.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
26. 26.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) give up (c) blame someone (d) know what is wrong
28. 28.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or put the plan to work? (a) check if it worked (b) put the plan to work
30. 30.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
31. 31.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or see if it helped? (a) choose the best idea (b) see if it helped
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or list possible fixes? (a) say what is wrong (b) list possible fixes
34. 34.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or put the plan to work? (a) list possible fixes (b) put the plan to work
39. 39.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) giving up at once (c) drawing a diagram (d) trying again
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or pick one plan? (a) see if it helped (b) pick one plan

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