Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 262 · 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: choose the best idea? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
2. 2.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) asking for help (c) repeating the same try (d) staying calm
5. 5.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or check if it worked? (a) pick one plan (b) check if it worked
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) drawing a diagram (c) asking for help (d) ignoring the problem
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) repeating the same try (c) panicking (d) giving up at once
8. 8.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) give up (b) try any idea (c) blame someone (d) know what is wrong
9. 9.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or pick one plan? (a) try it out (b) pick one plan
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) guessing wildly (c) breaking it into parts (d) blaming others
12. 12.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) staying calm (c) making a list (d) giving up at once
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
14. 14.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) staying calm (b) giving up at once (c) guessing wildly (d) ignoring the problem
15. 15.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to find the best one (b) no reason (c) to confuse people (d) to waste time
16. 16.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) giving up at once (c) repeating the same try (d) drawing a diagram
18. 18.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
19. 19.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
20. 20.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
22. 22.🛠️ 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
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or check if it worked? (a) think of ideas (b) check if it worked
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or put the plan to work? (a) pick one plan (b) put the plan to work
25. 25.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) blaming others (c) asking for help (d) repeating the same try
26. 26.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
27. 27.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) panicking (c) blaming others (d) giving up at once
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
31. 31.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) giving up at once (c) breaking it into parts (d) panicking
32. 32.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or choose the best idea? (a) think of ideas (b) choose the best idea
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or try it out? (a) choose the best idea (b) try it out
35. 35.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) guessing wildly (c) breaking it into parts (d) making a list
36. 36.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
37. 37.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) try another idea (b) give up (c) hide it (d) blame the tools
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) asking for help (c) breaking it into parts (d) blaming others
39. 39.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 4

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