Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 282 · 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) panicking (b) blaming others (c) giving up at once (d) making a list
2. 2.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) know what is wrong (c) give up (d) try any idea
3. 3.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
4. 4.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
5. 5.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) staying calm (b) ignoring the problem (c) blaming others (d) panicking
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) making a list (c) trying again (d) drawing a diagram
7. 7.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) breaking it into parts (c) asking for help (d) repeating the same try
9. 9.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
10. 10.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or say what is wrong? (a) think of ideas (b) say what is wrong
11. 11.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
14. 14.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
15. 15.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) guessing wildly (c) staying calm (d) asking for help
17. 17.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or choose the best idea? (a) check if it worked (b) choose the best idea
18. 18.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or put the plan to work? (a) list possible fixes (b) put the plan to work
19. 19.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
20. 20.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) giving up at once (c) staying calm (d) breaking it into parts
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) guessing wildly (c) giving up at once (d) trying again
22. 22.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or put the plan to work? (a) understand the problem (b) put the plan to work
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or say what is wrong? (a) pick one plan (b) say what is wrong
24. 24.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) blame the tools (c) try another idea (d) hide it
27. 27.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or pick one plan? (a) try it out (b) pick one plan
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or choose the best idea? (a) see if it helped (b) choose the best idea
29. 29.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) breaking it into parts (b) repeating the same try (c) ignoring the problem (d) giving up at once
30. 30.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) guessing wildly (c) asking for help (d) giving up at once
31. 31.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
32. 32.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or list possible fixes? (a) understand the problem (b) list possible fixes
34. 34.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or think of ideas? (a) try it out (b) think of ideas
36. 36.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to waste time (b) to find the best one (c) no reason (d) to confuse people
37. 37.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or try it out? (a) pick one plan (b) try it out
39. 39.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) making a list (b) guessing wildly (c) blaming others (d) panicking
40. 40.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True

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