Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 255 · 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.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
2. 2.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) stop cycling (b) kick the cycle (c) look at what is wrong (d) buy a new cycle
4. 4.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) staying calm (c) asking for help (d) giving up at once
5. 5.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) guessing wildly (c) trying again (d) ignoring the problem
7. 7.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or list possible fixes? (a) understand the problem (b) list possible fixes
9. 9.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) panicking (c) drawing a diagram (d) blaming others
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) panicking (c) repeating the same try (d) asking for help
12. 12.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
14. 14.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) breaking it into parts (c) blaming others (d) guessing wildly
15. 15.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
16. 16.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
17. 17.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) repeating the same try (c) giving up at once (d) staying calm
19. 19.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
21. 21.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) blaming others (c) staying calm (d) asking for help
22. 22.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
23. 23.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) try another idea (b) hide it (c) blame the tools (d) give up
25. 25.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) to waste time (c) to find the best one (d) no reason
26. 26.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) give up (c) know what is wrong (d) blame someone
28. 28.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) repeating the same try (c) staying calm (d) asking for help
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) trying again (c) staying calm (d) panicking
31. 31.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
32. 32.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) breaking it into parts (c) asking for help (d) ignoring the problem
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) making a list (c) trying again (d) giving up at once
36. 36.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
37. 37.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) wait for luck (c) ignore it (d) split it into parts
38. 38.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
39. 39.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
40. 40.🛠️ 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

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