Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 226 · 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.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) repeating the same try (c) asking for help (d) guessing wildly
3. 3.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) ignoring the problem (c) blaming others (d) trying again
4. 4.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) blaming others (c) ignoring the problem (d) repeating the same try
6. 6.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) blame someone (c) give up (d) know what is wrong
7. 7.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) trying again (c) making a list (d) blaming others
8. 8.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) ignore it (b) cry about it (c) wait for luck (d) split it into parts
9. 9.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🛠️ 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
11. 11.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
12. 12.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or list possible fixes? (a) pick one plan (b) list possible fixes
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) repeating the same try (c) giving up at once (d) blaming others
15. 15.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
16. 16.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) trying again (c) ignoring the problem (d) repeating the same try
18. 18.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) making a list (c) asking for help (d) giving up at once
20. 20.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
21. 21.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) making a list (c) repeating the same try (d) giving up at once
22. 22.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
24. 24.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) repeating the same try (c) drawing a diagram (d) ignoring the problem
25. 25.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) giving up at once (c) drawing a diagram (d) ignoring the problem
27. 27.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) hide it (c) try another idea (d) give up
28. 28.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
29. 29.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) to waste time (c) no reason (d) to find the best one
30. 30.🛠️ 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
31. 31.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) giving up at once (c) making a list (d) breaking it into parts
32. 32.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) kick the cycle (c) stop cycling (d) look at what is wrong
33. 33.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
36. 36.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
37. 37.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) staying calm (b) blaming others (c) guessing wildly (d) ignoring the problem
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or check if it worked? (a) say what is wrong (b) check if it worked
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or put the plan to work? (a) see if it helped (b) put the plan to work
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or choose the best idea? (a) list possible fixes (b) choose the best idea

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