Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

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

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