Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 287 · 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.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
2. 2.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
5. 5.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or check if it worked? (a) choose the best idea (b) check if it worked
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) panicking (c) breaking it into parts (d) asking for help
7. 7.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
8. 8.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or see if it helped? (a) list possible fixes (b) see if it helped
9. 9.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) giving up at once (c) guessing wildly (d) making a list
10. 10.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or choose the best idea? (a) understand the problem (b) choose the best idea
12. 12.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) giving up at once (c) breaking it into parts (d) making a list
14. 14.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
15. 15.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
16. 16.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to find the best one (b) to waste time (c) to confuse people (d) no reason
18. 18.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) ignoring the problem (c) blaming others (d) trying again
20. 20.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) drawing a diagram (c) giving up at once (d) ignoring the problem
21. 21.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or see if it helped? (a) understand the problem (b) see if it helped
22. 22.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
24. 24.🛠️ 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
25. 25.🛠️ 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
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or understand the problem? (a) check if it worked (b) understand the problem
27. 27.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
28. 28.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) wait for luck (b) split it into parts (c) cry about it (d) ignore it
29. 29.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) giving up at once (b) breaking it into parts (c) drawing a diagram (d) asking for help
31. 31.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or understand the problem? (a) try it out (b) understand the problem
34. 34.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
35. 35.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
36. 36.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or try it out? (a) choose the best idea (b) try it out
37. 37.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) give up (c) know what is wrong (d) try any idea
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or choose the best idea? (a) list possible fixes (b) choose the best idea
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or put the plan to work? (a) pick one plan (b) put the plan to work
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) asking for help (c) making a list (d) ignoring the problem

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