Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 329 · 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.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) look at what is wrong (b) stop cycling (c) kick the cycle (d) buy a new cycle
2. 2.🛠️ 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
3. 3.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) repeating the same try (c) trying again (d) ignoring the problem
4. 4.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) give up (c) try any idea (d) know what is wrong
5. 5.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
7. 7.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
11. 11.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) to find the best one (c) no reason (d) to waste time
12. 12.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
14. 14.🛠️ 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) guessing wildly (c) staying calm (d) repeating the same try
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or say what is wrong? (a) try it out (b) say what is wrong
17. 17.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) giving up at once (c) making a list (d) panicking
18. 18.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) breaking it into parts (c) giving up at once (d) trying again
19. 19.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) blame the tools (c) hide it (d) try another idea
20. 20.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
21. 21.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
22. 22.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) staying calm (c) giving up at once (d) asking for help
27. 27.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) staying calm (c) guessing wildly (d) making a list
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or try it out? (a) pick one plan (b) try it out
29. 29.🛠️ 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
30. 30.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or pick one plan? (a) list possible fixes (b) pick one plan
32. 32.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) ignoring the problem (c) drawing a diagram (d) trying again
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or list possible fixes? (a) understand the problem (b) list possible fixes
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
36. 36.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or pick one plan? (a) say what is wrong (b) pick one plan
38. 38.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) blaming others (c) making a list (d) guessing wildly
40. 40.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) panicking (b) making a list (c) breaking it into parts (d) asking for help

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