Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

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

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