Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 249 · 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.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) know what is wrong (c) blame someone (d) give up
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
3. 3.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) panicking (c) repeating the same try (d) breaking it into parts
5. 5.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) giving up at once (c) breaking it into parts (d) making a list
6. 6.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) ignore it (c) wait for luck (d) split it into parts
7. 7.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or think of ideas? (a) understand the problem (b) think of ideas
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) trying again (c) ignoring the problem (d) repeating the same try
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) trying again (c) repeating the same try (d) asking for help
10. 10.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
11. 11.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to waste time (c) to find the best one (d) to confuse people
12. 12.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) repeating the same try (c) trying again (d) panicking
13. 13.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) look at what is wrong (c) kick the cycle (d) stop cycling
15. 15.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or check if it worked? (a) list possible fixes (b) check if it worked
16. 16.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
17. 17.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) making a list (c) staying calm (d) breaking it into parts
19. 19.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
20. 20.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) breaking it into parts (c) ignoring the problem (d) blaming others
21. 21.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
22. 22.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or pick one plan? (a) check if it worked (b) pick one plan
23. 23.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) panicking (c) asking for help (d) blaming others
25. 25.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or see if it helped? (a) understand the problem (b) see if it helped
27. 27.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or list possible fixes? (a) try it out (b) list possible fixes
29. 29.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or see if it helped? (a) list possible fixes (b) see if it helped
31. 31.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) repeating the same try (c) drawing a diagram (d) panicking
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) asking for help (c) staying calm (d) ignoring the problem
35. 35.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) hide it (c) try another idea (d) blame the tools
36. 36.🛠️ 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
37. 37.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
39. 39.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
40. 40.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False

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