Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 284 · 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.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
4. 4.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
6. 6.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or check if it worked? (a) pick one plan (b) check if it worked
7. 7.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
8. 8.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) guessing wildly (c) staying calm (d) blaming others
9. 9.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) asking for help (c) repeating the same try (d) making a list
10. 10.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
11. 11.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🛠️ 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
13. 13.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or say what is wrong? (a) choose the best idea (b) say what is wrong
15. 15.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) give up (b) try any idea (c) know what is wrong (d) blame someone
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) guessing wildly (c) repeating the same try (d) staying calm
17. 17.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to waste time (b) to find the best one (c) no reason (d) to confuse people
18. 18.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) kick the cycle (b) stop cycling (c) look at what is wrong (d) buy a new cycle
19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or understand the problem? (a) see if it helped (b) understand the problem
20. 20.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
21. 21.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) giving up at once (c) asking for help (d) staying calm
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or try it out? (a) say what is wrong (b) try it out
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or see if it helped? (a) choose the best idea (b) see if it helped
25. 25.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) ignoring the problem (c) drawing a diagram (d) asking for help
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) making a list (c) ignoring the problem (d) giving up at once
28. 28.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or see if it helped? (a) list possible fixes (b) see if it helped
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or say what is wrong? (a) put the plan to work (b) say what is wrong
31. 31.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) ignore it (b) wait for luck (c) cry about it (d) split it into parts
33. 33.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) try another idea (c) hide it (d) blame the tools
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or think of ideas? (a) try it out (b) think of ideas
35. 35.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
36. 36.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🛠️ 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
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or say what is wrong? (a) see if it helped (b) say what is wrong
39. 39.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
40. 40.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) trying again (b) giving up at once (c) panicking (d) ignoring the problem

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