Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 215 · 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: put the plan to work? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
2. 2.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to find the best one (c) to waste time (d) to confuse people
3. 3.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or pick one plan? (a) see if it helped (b) pick one plan
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) asking for help (c) giving up at once (d) making a list
5. 5.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) ignoring the problem (c) asking for help (d) repeating the same try
6. 6.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) blaming others (c) panicking (d) breaking it into parts
7. 7.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or put the plan to work? (a) choose the best idea (b) put the plan to work
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) making a list (c) repeating the same try (d) drawing a diagram
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or try it out? (a) understand the problem (b) try it out
10. 10.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
11. 11.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
12. 12.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
14. 14.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
15. 15.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) stop cycling (b) look at what is wrong (c) kick the cycle (d) buy a new cycle
16. 16.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
19. 19.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
20. 20.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) making a list (b) giving up at once (c) guessing wildly (d) blaming others
21. 21.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
22. 22.🛠️ 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
23. 23.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
24. 24.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or understand the problem? (a) check if it worked (b) understand the problem
26. 26.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) asking for help (c) giving up at once (d) staying calm
27. 27.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
29. 29.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or think of ideas? (a) say what is wrong (b) think of ideas
31. 31.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) giving up at once (c) staying calm (d) panicking
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) drawing a diagram (c) ignoring the problem (d) guessing wildly
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or try it out? (a) list possible fixes (b) try it out
35. 35.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
36. 36.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) trying again (c) staying calm (d) ignoring the problem
37. 37.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) know what is wrong (c) give up (d) try any idea
38. 38.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or check if it worked? (a) put the plan to work (b) check if it worked
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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