Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 304 · 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.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) guessing wildly (c) making a list (d) ignoring the problem
2. 2.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
3. 3.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or see if it helped? (a) pick one plan (b) see if it helped
4. 4.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) stop cycling (b) kick the cycle (c) look at what is wrong (d) buy a new cycle
5. 5.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
7. 7.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) no reason (c) to find the best one (d) to waste time
8. 8.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) giving up at once (c) blaming others (d) breaking it into parts
9. 9.🛠️ 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) staying calm (c) asking for help (d) panicking
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
12. 12.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) know what is wrong (c) blame someone (d) give up
13. 13.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or pick one plan? (a) list possible fixes (b) pick one plan
15. 15.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
16. 16.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
17. 17.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) give up (c) try another idea (d) hide it
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) guessing wildly (c) making a list (d) repeating the same try
21. 21.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) ignoring the problem (c) staying calm (d) repeating the same try
22. 22.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or put the plan to work? (a) say what is wrong (b) put the plan to work
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) staying calm (c) asking for help (d) blaming others
24. 24.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
25. 25.🛠️ 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
26. 26.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
27. 27.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) guessing wildly (c) giving up at once (d) drawing a diagram
29. 29.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) trying again (b) ignoring the problem (c) giving up at once (d) guessing wildly
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) repeating the same try (c) panicking (d) staying calm
31. 31.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or understand the problem? (a) check if it worked (b) understand the problem
33. 33.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
35. 35.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) breaking it into parts (c) guessing wildly (d) repeating the same try
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.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or say what is wrong? (a) list possible fixes (b) say what is wrong
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or list possible fixes? (a) pick one plan (b) list possible fixes

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