Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 236 · 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) blame the tools (c) try another idea (d) give up
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) drawing a diagram (c) making a list (d) trying again
3. 3.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or think of ideas? (a) see if it helped (b) think of ideas
4. 4.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or pick one plan? (a) check if it worked (b) pick one plan
5. 5.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
6. 6.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) breaking it into parts (c) guessing wildly (d) ignoring the problem
7. 7.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) ignore it (b) cry about it (c) split it into parts (d) wait for luck
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
9. 9.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) no reason (c) to find the best one (d) to waste time
10. 10.🛠️ 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
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or say what is wrong? (a) pick one plan (b) say what is wrong
12. 12.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) guessing wildly (c) giving up at once (d) trying again
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) giving up at once (c) staying calm (d) making a list
15. 15.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or see if it helped? (a) say what is wrong (b) see if it helped
16. 16.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) staying calm (c) panicking (d) drawing a diagram
17. 17.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or list possible fixes? (a) try it out (b) list possible fixes
18. 18.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
19. 19.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) giving up at once (c) breaking it into parts (d) ignoring the problem
22. 22.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) trying again (c) panicking (d) staying calm
24. 24.🛠️ 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
25. 25.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) trying again (c) giving up at once (d) making a list
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or see if it helped? (a) think of ideas (b) see if it helped
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or understand the problem? (a) pick one plan (b) understand the problem
30. 30.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or say what is wrong? (a) try it out (b) say what is wrong
32. 32.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
34. 34.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) ignoring the problem (c) staying calm (d) guessing wildly
36. 36.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or say what is wrong? (a) check if it worked (b) say what is wrong
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or pick one plan? (a) try it out (b) pick one plan
39. 39.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
40. 40.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 2

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