Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 318 · 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) blaming others (b) panicking (c) giving up at once (d) staying calm
2. 2.🛠️ 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
3. 3.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
5. 5.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or list possible fixes? (a) pick one plan (b) list possible fixes
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) making a list (c) asking for help (d) guessing wildly
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) drawing a diagram (c) making a list (d) staying calm
9. 9.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
10. 10.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) asking for help (c) staying calm (d) ignoring the problem
12. 12.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) to find the best one (c) no reason (d) to waste time
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or choose the best idea? (a) try it out (b) choose the best idea
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) breaking it into parts (c) ignoring the problem (d) repeating the same try
16. 16.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
17. 17.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) ignoring the problem (c) making a list (d) breaking it into parts
18. 18.🛠️ 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
19. 19.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) know what is wrong (b) try any idea (c) give up (d) blame someone
20. 20.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) breaking it into parts (c) repeating the same try (d) blaming others
21. 21.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) wait for luck (b) ignore it (c) cry about it (d) split it into parts
22. 22.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or think of ideas? (a) understand the problem (b) think of ideas
23. 23.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🛠️ 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
25. 25.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or check if it worked? (a) say what is wrong (b) check if it worked
26. 26.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) blaming others (c) trying again (d) asking for help
27. 27.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
28. 28.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
29. 29.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or put the plan to work? (a) list possible fixes (b) put the plan to work
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) trying again (c) drawing a diagram (d) giving up at once
32. 32.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
33. 33.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
35. 35.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) trying again (c) panicking (d) staying calm
36. 36.🚲 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
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or list possible fixes? (a) see if it helped (b) list possible fixes
38. 38.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
39. 39.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
40. 40.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) making a list (c) panicking (d) guessing wildly

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