Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 313 · 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) breaking it into parts (c) ignoring the problem (d) blaming others
2. 2.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) panicking (c) ignoring the problem (d) asking for help
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) drawing a diagram (c) asking for help (d) staying calm
4. 4.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) panicking (c) blaming others (d) drawing a diagram
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) drawing a diagram (c) repeating the same try (d) asking for help
7. 7.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) making a list (c) repeating the same try (d) staying calm
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or think of ideas? (a) understand the problem (b) think of ideas
10. 10.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or think of ideas? (a) put the plan to work (b) think of ideas
12. 12.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
14. 14.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) blaming others (c) staying calm (d) making a list
15. 15.🚲 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
16. 16.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) guessing wildly (b) drawing a diagram (c) asking for help (d) staying calm
17. 17.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) staying calm (c) trying again (d) drawing a diagram
20. 20.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) know what is wrong (c) give up (d) blame someone
21. 21.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or put the plan to work? (a) see if it helped (b) put the plan to work
23. 23.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) blaming others (c) trying again (d) staying calm
25. 25.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
26. 26.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) trying again (c) asking for help (d) drawing a diagram
28. 28.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
29. 29.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or pick one plan? (a) think of ideas (b) pick one plan
31. 31.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
32. 32.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
33. 33.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to waste time (b) to confuse people (c) no reason (d) to find the best one
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or choose the best idea? (a) check if it worked (b) choose the best idea
36. 36.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) try another idea (c) give up (d) hide it
37. 37.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
38. 38.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
39. 39.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) drawing a diagram (c) blaming others (d) ignoring the problem

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