Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 319 · 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.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
2. 2.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) blaming others (b) trying again (c) making a list (d) drawing a diagram
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) staying calm (c) drawing a diagram (d) breaking it into parts
4. 4.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
5. 5.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) breaking it into parts (b) ignoring the problem (c) panicking (d) guessing wildly
6. 6.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) panicking (c) giving up at once (d) trying again
7. 7.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or say what is wrong? (a) try it out (b) say what is wrong
8. 8.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or choose the best idea? (a) understand the problem (b) choose the best idea
9. 9.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
10. 10.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or see if it helped? (a) choose the best idea (b) see if it helped
12. 12.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or see if it helped? (a) say what is wrong (b) see if it helped
14. 14.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) asking for help (c) making a list (d) repeating the same try
16. 16.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) know what is wrong (c) give up (d) blame someone
17. 17.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
19. 19.🛠️ 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
20. 20.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
21. 21.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
22. 22.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) blaming others (c) panicking (d) staying calm
23. 23.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
24. 24.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
25. 25.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or put the plan to work? (a) check if it worked (b) put the plan to work
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or think of ideas? (a) understand the problem (b) think of ideas
27. 27.🛠️ 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
28. 28.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
29. 29.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) guessing wildly (c) making a list (d) panicking
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) staying calm (c) repeating the same try (d) ignoring the problem
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
32. 32.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or pick one plan? (a) put the plan to work (b) pick one plan
34. 34.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
36. 36.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) blaming others (c) drawing a diagram (d) ignoring the problem
37. 37.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) trying again (c) making a list (d) guessing wildly
38. 38.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or check if it worked? (a) think of ideas (b) check if it worked
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or try it out? (a) list possible fixes (b) try it out

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