Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 260 · 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: see if it helped? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) breaking it into parts (c) asking for help (d) blaming others
3. 3.🛠️ 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
4. 4.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
5. 5.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or put the plan to work? (a) say what is wrong (b) put the plan to work
6. 6.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) split it into parts (c) ignore it (d) wait for luck
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) guessing wildly (c) making a list (d) panicking
8. 8.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
9. 9.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to find the best one (b) to waste time (c) to confuse people (d) no reason
10. 10.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) repeating the same try (c) ignoring the problem (d) staying calm
12. 12.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) breaking it into parts (b) giving up at once (c) panicking (d) blaming others
13. 13.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
14. 14.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) drawing a diagram (c) guessing wildly (d) breaking it into parts
15. 15.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) asking for help (c) giving up at once (d) panicking
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) trying again (c) giving up at once (d) panicking
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) breaking it into parts (c) ignoring the problem (d) repeating the same try
19. 19.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) know what is wrong (b) blame someone (c) try any idea (d) give up
20. 20.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or understand the problem? (a) see if it helped (b) understand the problem
21. 21.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or pick one plan? (a) try it out (b) pick one plan
22. 22.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) drawing a diagram (c) ignoring the problem (d) blaming others
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or list possible fixes? (a) pick one plan (b) list possible fixes
24. 24.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
25. 25.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) giving up at once (c) asking for help (d) staying calm
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) making a list (c) guessing wildly (d) trying again
28. 28.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
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 of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) breaking it into parts (c) trying again (d) panicking
31. 31.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) drawing a diagram (c) giving up at once (d) blaming others
34. 34.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) try another idea (c) hide it (d) blame the tools
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
36. 36.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
37. 37.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or pick one plan? (a) list possible fixes (b) pick one plan
39. 39.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or understand the problem? (a) try it out (b) understand the problem

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