Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 331 · 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: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) staying calm (c) panicking (d) blaming others
4. 4.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or check if it worked? (a) list possible fixes (b) check if it worked
5. 5.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) blaming others (b) staying calm (c) asking for help (d) breaking it into parts
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
7. 7.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) ignoring the problem (b) making a list (c) trying again (d) asking for help
8. 8.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) asking for help (c) giving up at once (d) ignoring the problem
9. 9.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) repeating the same try (c) asking for help (d) panicking
11. 11.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to confuse people (c) to find the best one (d) to waste time
12. 12.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) stop cycling (b) kick the cycle (c) look at what is wrong (d) buy a new cycle
13. 13.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or list possible fixes? (a) pick one plan (b) list possible fixes
14. 14.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
15. 15.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or think of ideas? (a) try it out (b) think of ideas
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) breaking it into parts (c) staying calm (d) drawing a diagram
18. 18.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) staying calm (b) ignoring the problem (c) guessing wildly (d) panicking
19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or put the plan to work? (a) think of ideas (b) put the plan to work
20. 20.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
21. 21.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
22. 22.🛠️ 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
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or put the plan to work? (a) pick one plan (b) put the plan to work
24. 24.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) giving up at once (c) staying calm (d) breaking it into parts
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) panicking (c) repeating the same try (d) breaking it into parts
27. 27.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
28. 28.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🛠️ 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
30. 30.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) try another idea (c) give up (d) blame the tools
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or understand the problem? (a) check if it worked (b) understand the problem
32. 32.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
34. 34.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
35. 35.🛠️ 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
36. 36.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or try it out? (a) think of ideas (b) try it out
37. 37.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or pick one plan? (a) try it out (b) pick one plan
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or say what is wrong? (a) list possible fixes (b) say what is wrong

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