Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 303 · 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: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) repeating the same try (c) panicking (d) guessing wildly
3. 3.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) try another idea (c) give up (d) blame the tools
4. 4.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) drawing a diagram (c) giving up at once (d) blaming others
5. 5.🛠️ 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
6. 6.🛠️ 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
7. 7.🛠️ 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
8. 8.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
10. 10.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
11. 11.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
12. 12.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) guessing wildly (c) asking for help (d) blaming others
13. 13.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) to waste time (c) no reason (d) to find the best one
14. 14.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or check if it worked? (a) think of ideas (b) check if it worked
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or think of ideas? (a) see if it helped (b) think of ideas
17. 17.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
18. 18.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) staying calm (c) drawing a diagram (d) trying again
20. 20.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or check if it worked? (a) list possible fixes (b) check if it worked
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) breaking it into parts (c) panicking (d) guessing wildly
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) giving up at once (c) breaking it into parts (d) trying again
23. 23.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) staying calm (c) making a list (d) repeating the same try
24. 24.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) giving up at once (b) asking for help (c) trying again (d) making a list
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or pick one plan? (a) check if it worked (b) pick one plan
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) drawing a diagram (c) repeating the same try (d) ignoring the problem
28. 28.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or try it out? (a) pick one plan (b) try it out
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or put the plan to work? (a) choose the best idea (b) put the plan to work
32. 32.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) repeating the same try (c) panicking (d) staying calm
33. 33.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
34. 34.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) breaking it into parts (c) asking for help (d) repeating the same try
37. 37.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) making a list (c) asking for help (d) panicking
39. 39.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4

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