Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 333 · 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: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
2. 2.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) giving up at once (c) staying calm (d) blaming others
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
4. 4.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
5. 5.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to find the best one (c) to confuse people (d) to waste time
6. 6.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) breaking it into parts (c) ignoring the problem (d) making a list
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
9. 9.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) kick the cycle (b) buy a new cycle (c) look at what is wrong (d) stop cycling
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or understand the problem? (a) think of ideas (b) understand the problem
12. 12.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) repeating the same try (b) drawing a diagram (c) making a list (d) trying again
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
14. 14.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
15. 15.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or pick one plan? (a) put the plan to work (b) pick one plan
16. 16.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) asking for help (c) breaking it into parts (d) panicking
18. 18.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or check if it worked? (a) understand the problem (b) check if it worked
19. 19.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) ignoring the problem (c) staying calm (d) guessing wildly
21. 21.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
22. 22.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or list possible fixes? (a) try it out (b) list possible fixes
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) guessing wildly (c) staying calm (d) trying again
24. 24.🛠️ 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) drawing a diagram (c) giving up at once (d) breaking it into parts
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
27. 27.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) wait for luck (b) ignore it (c) cry about it (d) split it into parts
30. 30.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) asking for help (c) giving up at once (d) panicking
31. 31.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or understand the problem? (a) choose the best idea (b) understand the problem
33. 33.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or think of ideas? (a) check if it worked (b) think of ideas
35. 35.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
36. 36.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
38. 38.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or choose the best idea? (a) say what is wrong (b) choose the best idea
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out

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