Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 296 · 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: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) repeating the same try (c) drawing a diagram (d) panicking
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) guessing wildly (c) trying again (d) breaking it into parts
4. 4.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) giving up at once (c) breaking it into parts (d) panicking
6. 6.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) guessing wildly (c) trying again (d) making a list
7. 7.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
8. 8.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to waste time (c) to find the best one (d) to confuse people
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) breaking it into parts (c) ignoring the problem (d) asking for help
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or see if it helped? (a) think of ideas (b) see if it helped
12. 12.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or understand the problem? (a) see if it helped (b) understand the problem
13. 13.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) giving up at once (c) breaking it into parts (d) asking for help
14. 14.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) ignore it (b) cry about it (c) wait for luck (d) split it into parts
15. 15.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or try it out? (a) think of ideas (b) try it out
16. 16.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) blaming others (c) giving up at once (d) asking for help
17. 17.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) kick the cycle (b) buy a new cycle (c) stop cycling (d) look at what is wrong
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) panicking (c) asking for help (d) staying calm
20. 20.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
21. 21.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or pick one plan? (a) try it out (b) pick one plan
22. 22.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) blaming others (c) breaking it into parts (d) giving up at once
24. 24.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
25. 25.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or list possible fixes? (a) try it out (b) list possible fixes
26. 26.🛠️ 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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) making a list (c) panicking (d) blaming others
28. 28.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
30. 30.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
31. 31.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) trying again (c) blaming others (d) staying calm
32. 32.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or try it out? (a) list possible fixes (b) try it out
34. 34.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) staying calm (c) making a list (d) ignoring the problem
36. 36.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
37. 37.🛠️ 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
38. 38.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
39. 39.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or think of ideas? (a) see if it helped (b) think of ideas

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