Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 234 · 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: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) blaming others (c) panicking (d) ignoring the problem
4. 4.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
5. 5.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
6. 6.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or understand the problem? (a) choose the best idea (b) understand the problem
7. 7.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or try it out? (a) choose the best idea (b) try it out
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
9. 9.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) guessing wildly (c) blaming others (d) panicking
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) asking for help (c) guessing wildly (d) breaking it into parts
13. 13.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) split it into parts (c) wait for luck (d) ignore it
14. 14.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to waste time (b) no reason (c) to confuse people (d) to find the best one
15. 15.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) blaming others (b) trying again (c) staying calm (d) making a list
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or say what is wrong? (a) put the plan to work (b) say what is wrong
17. 17.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or say what is wrong? (a) pick one plan (b) say what is wrong
20. 20.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
21. 21.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) ignoring the problem (c) breaking it into parts (d) staying calm
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or say what is wrong? (a) think of ideas (b) say what is wrong
25. 25.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) making a list (c) staying calm (d) panicking
26. 26.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
27. 27.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
28. 28.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
29. 29.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) panicking (c) guessing wildly (d) staying calm
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or pick one plan? (a) check if it worked (b) pick one plan
31. 31.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or think of ideas? (a) pick one plan (b) think of ideas
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) panicking (c) asking for help (d) blaming others
34. 34.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) repeating the same try (c) making a list (d) drawing a diagram
35. 35.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) making a list (c) giving up at once (d) asking for help
36. 36.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) breaking it into parts (c) repeating the same try (d) blaming others
38. 38.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
39. 39.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) blame the tools (c) hide it (d) try another idea
40. 40.🛠️ 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

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