Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 281 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) ignoring the problem (c) asking for help (d) guessing wildly
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
3. 3.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
4. 4.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) breaking it into parts (c) staying calm (d) giving up at once
5. 5.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
6. 6.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) give up (b) know what is wrong (c) blame someone (d) try any idea
7. 7.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
8. 8.🛠️ 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
9. 9.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) hide it (c) try another idea (d) give up
10. 10.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) repeating the same try (c) staying calm (d) ignoring the problem
11. 11.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) stop cycling (c) look at what is wrong (d) kick the cycle
12. 12.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
13. 13.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or check if it worked? (a) say what is wrong (b) check if it worked
15. 15.🛠️ 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) giving up at once (c) ignoring the problem (d) trying again
17. 17.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
18. 18.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
19. 19.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) panicking (b) trying again (c) drawing a diagram (d) staying calm
22. 22.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
23. 23.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
25. 25.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
26. 26.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
27. 27.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or think of ideas? (a) try it out (b) think of ideas
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or choose the best idea? (a) try it out (b) choose the best idea
30. 30.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) to waste time (c) to find the best one (d) no reason
31. 31.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) trying again (c) asking for help (d) staying calm
33. 33.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) ignoring the problem (c) drawing a diagram (d) trying again
34. 34.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) repeating the same try (c) trying again (d) making a list
36. 36.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) ignore it (b) cry about it (c) wait for luck (d) split it into parts
37. 37.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
38. 38.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) drawing a diagram (c) panicking (d) giving up at once
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or see if it helped? (a) say what is wrong (b) see if it helped

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