Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 214 · 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: see if it helped or list possible fixes? (a) see if it helped (b) list possible fixes
2. 2.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
4. 4.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) asking for help (c) blaming others (d) breaking it into parts
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) giving up at once (c) staying calm (d) making a list
7. 7.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
8. 8.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or understand the problem? (a) think of ideas (b) understand the problem
10. 10.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
11. 11.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) stop cycling (c) kick the cycle (d) look at what is wrong
12. 12.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) ignoring the problem (c) guessing wildly (d) trying again
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
14. 14.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) give up (c) blame someone (d) know what is wrong
15. 15.🛠️ 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) staying calm (c) drawing a diagram (d) making a list
17. 17.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) repeating the same try (c) blaming others (d) guessing wildly
19. 19.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
21. 21.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) giving up at once (c) blaming others (d) staying calm
22. 22.🛠️ 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) making a list (c) drawing a diagram (d) repeating the same try
24. 24.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) ignoring the problem (c) drawing a diagram (d) asking for help
26. 26.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
27. 27.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or put the plan to work? (a) say what is wrong (b) put the plan to work
30. 30.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
31. 31.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
32. 32.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
34. 34.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) split it into parts (b) ignore it (c) wait for luck (d) cry about it
35. 35.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) breaking it into parts (c) drawing a diagram (d) panicking
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or try it out? (a) list possible fixes (b) try it out
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or list possible fixes? (a) understand the problem (b) list possible fixes
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or try it out? (a) pick one plan (b) try it out
40. 40.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False

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