Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 271 · 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 of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) guessing wildly (c) blaming others (d) drawing a diagram
2. 2.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
3. 3.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to confuse people (c) to find the best one (d) to waste time
4. 4.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or see if it helped? (a) put the plan to work (b) see if it helped
5. 5.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or see if it helped? (a) think of ideas (b) see if it helped
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) drawing a diagram (c) breaking it into parts (d) making a list
7. 7.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) look at what is wrong (b) kick the cycle (c) buy a new cycle (d) stop cycling
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
9. 9.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) split it into parts (b) ignore it (c) cry about it (d) wait for luck
10. 10.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
11. 11.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
12. 12.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or list possible fixes? (a) try it out (b) list possible fixes
13. 13.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
15. 15.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or think of ideas? (a) say what is wrong (b) think of ideas
16. 16.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) try another idea (c) hide it (d) give up
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) panicking (c) breaking it into parts (d) asking for help
18. 18.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
19. 19.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) blaming others (c) making a list (d) ignoring the problem
20. 20.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
21. 21.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) panicking (c) ignoring the problem (d) staying calm
22. 22.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or think of ideas? (a) choose the best idea (b) think of ideas
24. 24.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) guessing wildly (c) blaming others (d) ignoring the problem
26. 26.🛠️ 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
27. 27.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
28. 28.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) drawing a diagram (c) panicking (d) making a list
29. 29.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
30. 30.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) asking for help (c) giving up at once (d) staying calm
31. 31.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) breaking it into parts (c) ignoring the problem (d) trying again
32. 32.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) give up (b) know what is wrong (c) blame someone (d) try any idea
33. 33.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
35. 35.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or understand the problem? (a) see if it helped (b) understand the problem
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) breaking it into parts (c) making a list (d) trying again
39. 39.🛠️ 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
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or choose the best idea? (a) understand the problem (b) choose the best idea

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