Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 259 · 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) know what is wrong (b) give up (c) blame someone (d) try any idea
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) trying again (c) making a list (d) staying calm
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
4. 4.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
5. 5.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
6. 6.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to waste time (b) to find the best one (c) no reason (d) to confuse people
8. 8.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) ignore it (c) wait for luck (d) split it into parts
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) guessing wildly (c) breaking it into parts (d) staying calm
10. 10.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
11. 11.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) ignoring the problem (c) trying again (d) repeating the same try
13. 13.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) blaming others (c) drawing a diagram (d) giving up at once
15. 15.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or put the plan to work? (a) check if it worked (b) put the plan to work
16. 16.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
17. 17.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or understand the problem? (a) try it out (b) understand the problem
18. 18.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) asking for help (c) repeating the same try (d) blaming others
20. 20.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) giving up at once (c) ignoring the problem (d) breaking it into parts
21. 21.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) try another idea (b) hide it (c) give up (d) blame the tools
22. 22.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) ignoring the problem (c) trying again (d) panicking
24. 24.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) kick the cycle (b) stop cycling (c) look at what is wrong (d) buy a new cycle
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) trying again (c) drawing a diagram (d) ignoring the problem
26. 26.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) breaking it into parts (c) drawing a diagram (d) making a list
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) guessing wildly (c) asking for help (d) giving up at once
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or list possible fixes? (a) try it out (b) list possible fixes
30. 30.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
31. 31.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or pick one plan? (a) see if it helped (b) pick one plan
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or think of ideas? (a) see if it helped (b) think of ideas
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) staying calm (c) drawing a diagram (d) breaking it into parts
35. 35.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
36. 36.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) breaking it into parts (c) panicking (d) giving up at once
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or check if it worked? (a) put the plan to work (b) check if it worked
40. 40.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) breaking it into parts (c) staying calm (d) guessing wildly

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