Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 324 · 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.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or check if it worked? (a) put the plan to work (b) check if it worked
2. 2.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) breaking it into parts (c) panicking (d) drawing a diagram
3. 3.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or try it out? (a) think of ideas (b) try it out
5. 5.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or say what is wrong? (a) choose the best idea (b) say what is wrong
6. 6.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) hide it (c) blame the tools (d) try another idea
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
9. 9.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) breaking it into parts (c) staying calm (d) giving up at once
10. 10.🛠️ 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
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or see if it helped? (a) list possible fixes (b) see if it helped
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) staying calm (c) asking for help (d) guessing wildly
13. 13.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or pick one plan? (a) try it out (b) pick one plan
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or try it out? (a) say what is wrong (b) try it out
15. 15.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
17. 17.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or see if it helped? (a) put the plan to work (b) see if it helped
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) giving up at once (c) staying calm (d) trying again
19. 19.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
22. 22.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) staying calm (c) guessing wildly (d) panicking
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) giving up at once (c) repeating the same try (d) blaming others
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) ignoring the problem (c) blaming others (d) breaking it into parts
25. 25.🛠️ 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
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or understand the problem? (a) put the plan to work (b) understand the problem
27. 27.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) repeating the same try (c) trying again (d) giving up at once
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) trying again (c) breaking it into parts (d) panicking
29. 29.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
30. 30.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
31. 31.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
32. 32.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🛠️ 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
34. 34.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) blaming others (c) staying calm (d) repeating the same try
36. 36.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) breaking it into parts (c) blaming others (d) staying calm
39. 39.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out

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