Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 328 · 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.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
3. 3.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) to find the best one (c) to waste time (d) no reason
4. 4.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
6. 6.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
7. 7.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
8. 8.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) breaking it into parts (c) staying calm (d) giving up at once
10. 10.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or try it out? (a) understand the problem (b) try it out
11. 11.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
12. 12.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or see if it helped? (a) understand the problem (b) see if it helped
15. 15.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) ignore it (c) split it into parts (d) wait for luck
16. 16.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) trying again (b) giving up at once (c) panicking (d) guessing wildly
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) blaming others (c) guessing wildly (d) panicking
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) asking for help (c) panicking (d) breaking it into parts
19. 19.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
20. 20.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) give up (c) try any idea (d) know what is wrong
21. 21.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or check if it worked? (a) pick one plan (b) check if it worked
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) panicking (c) repeating the same try (d) trying again
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or say what is wrong? (a) try it out (b) say what is wrong
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or understand the problem? (a) list possible fixes (b) understand the problem
25. 25.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🛠️ 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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) giving up at once (c) making a list (d) repeating the same try
28. 28.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or understand the problem? (a) try it out (b) understand the problem
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or think of ideas? (a) check if it worked (b) think of ideas
32. 32.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) trying again (c) blaming others (d) making a list
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or pick one plan? (a) try it out (b) pick one plan
36. 36.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
37. 37.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) look at what is wrong (b) buy a new cycle (c) kick the cycle (d) stop cycling
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) panicking (c) drawing a diagram (d) repeating the same try
39. 39.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) drawing a diagram (c) repeating the same try (d) ignoring the problem
40. 40.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 2

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