Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 332 · 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: think of ideas or put the plan to work? (a) think of ideas (b) put the plan to work
2. 2.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or check if it worked? (a) choose the best idea (b) check if it worked
3. 3.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) making a list (c) blaming others (d) repeating the same try
4. 4.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
5. 5.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or choose the best idea? (a) try it out (b) choose the best idea
6. 6.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
7. 7.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
9. 9.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) ignore it (b) wait for luck (c) cry about it (d) split it into parts
10. 10.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) trying again (b) panicking (c) giving up at once (d) ignoring the problem
12. 12.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) guessing wildly (c) breaking it into parts (d) giving up at once
14. 14.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
15. 15.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) drawing a diagram (b) giving up at once (c) guessing wildly (d) panicking
16. 16.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) know what is wrong (b) blame someone (c) try any idea (d) give up
17. 17.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to find the best one (b) no reason (c) to confuse people (d) to waste time
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) staying calm (c) drawing a diagram (d) panicking
20. 20.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
21. 21.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
22. 22.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) asking for help (c) guessing wildly (d) making a list
25. 25.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or say what is wrong? (a) put the plan to work (b) say what is wrong
27. 27.🛠️ 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
28. 28.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
29. 29.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) trying again (c) breaking it into parts (d) panicking
30. 30.🚲 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
31. 31.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) drawing a diagram (c) blaming others (d) breaking it into parts
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or check if it worked? (a) think of ideas (b) check if it worked
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
34. 34.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) trying again (c) drawing a diagram (d) repeating the same try
37. 37.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
38. 38.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or understand the problem? (a) list possible fixes (b) understand the problem
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) staying calm (c) breaking it into parts (d) ignoring the problem

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