Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 265 · 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) blame someone (b) give up (c) know what is wrong (d) try any idea
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) guessing wildly (c) breaking it into parts (d) staying calm
3. 3.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or think of ideas? (a) try it out (b) think of ideas
4. 4.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
5. 5.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) staying calm (c) breaking it into parts (d) guessing wildly
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) breaking it into parts (c) panicking (d) guessing wildly
7. 7.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
8. 8.🛠️ 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
9. 9.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) repeating the same try (c) asking for help (d) staying calm
10. 10.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) hide it (c) try another idea (d) blame the tools
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or pick one plan? (a) see if it helped (b) pick one plan
12. 12.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or choose the best idea? (a) understand the problem (b) choose the best idea
15. 15.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
16. 16.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
17. 17.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) panicking (c) giving up at once (d) blaming others
19. 19.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) stop cycling (b) look at what is wrong (c) kick the cycle (d) buy a new cycle
20. 20.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
21. 21.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or choose the best idea? (a) put the plan to work (b) choose the best idea
23. 23.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
25. 25.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) panicking (b) trying again (c) breaking it into parts (d) making a list
26. 26.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) staying calm (c) asking for help (d) ignoring the problem
27. 27.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
28. 28.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) ignoring the problem (c) giving up at once (d) asking for help
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) staying calm (c) giving up at once (d) ignoring the problem
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or choose the best idea? (a) list possible fixes (b) choose the best idea
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or understand the problem? (a) list possible fixes (b) understand the problem
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or choose the best idea? (a) try it out (b) choose the best idea
35. 35.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) panicking (c) making a list (d) drawing a diagram
37. 37.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
38. 38.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) staying calm (c) guessing wildly (d) panicking
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) repeating the same try (c) breaking it into parts (d) drawing a diagram
40. 40.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 4

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