Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 243 · 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: pick one plan or understand the problem? (a) pick one plan (b) understand the problem
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
3. 3.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
4. 4.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
6. 6.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or check if it worked? (a) choose the best idea (b) check if it worked
7. 7.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) giving up at once (c) breaking it into parts (d) guessing wildly
8. 8.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) try another idea (c) give up (d) blame the tools
9. 9.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
10. 10.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) drawing a diagram (c) blaming others (d) guessing wildly
11. 11.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) know what is wrong (b) give up (c) try any idea (d) blame someone
13. 13.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
14. 14.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
15. 15.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) guessing wildly (c) blaming others (d) making a list
16. 16.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) ignore it (c) split it into parts (d) wait for luck
18. 18.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
19. 19.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) asking for help (c) giving up at once (d) repeating the same try
20. 20.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) trying again (c) guessing wildly (d) blaming others
21. 21.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
22. 22.🛠️ 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
23. 23.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) asking for help (c) breaking it into parts (d) ignoring the problem
25. 25.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) repeating the same try (b) drawing a diagram (c) breaking it into parts (d) trying again
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or list possible fixes? (a) choose the best idea (b) list possible fixes
27. 27.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) ignoring the problem (b) staying calm (c) breaking it into parts (d) drawing a diagram
28. 28.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) blaming others (c) staying calm (d) panicking
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or try it out? (a) choose the best idea (b) try it out
30. 30.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
31. 31.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
32. 32.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) drawing a diagram (c) staying calm (d) panicking
33. 33.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or choose the best idea? (a) see if it helped (b) choose the best idea
35. 35.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
36. 36.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) to find the best one (c) no reason (d) to waste time
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) blaming others (c) asking for help (d) breaking it into parts
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or pick one plan? (a) list possible fixes (b) pick one plan
40. 40.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4

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