Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 339 · 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: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
4. 4.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) guessing wildly (c) asking for help (d) staying calm
5. 5.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) wait for luck (c) split it into parts (d) ignore it
6. 6.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) stop cycling (b) kick the cycle (c) buy a new cycle (d) look at what is wrong
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) making a list (c) staying calm (d) panicking
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) blaming others (c) asking for help (d) drawing a diagram
9. 9.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
10. 10.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
11. 11.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
12. 12.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
13. 13.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or list possible fixes? (a) try it out (b) list possible fixes
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) guessing wildly (c) making a list (d) breaking it into parts
15. 15.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or pick one plan? (a) try it out (b) pick one plan
17. 17.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
19. 19.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) blaming others (c) ignoring the problem (d) making a list
20. 20.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) giving up at once (c) guessing wildly (d) breaking it into parts
22. 22.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
23. 23.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) know what is wrong (c) give up (d) try any idea
24. 24.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
25. 25.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
26. 26.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
28. 28.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
29. 29.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) trying again (b) giving up at once (c) guessing wildly (d) panicking
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) panicking (c) repeating the same try (d) staying calm
31. 31.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) repeating the same try (c) giving up at once (d) staying calm
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or pick one plan? (a) check if it worked (b) pick one plan
33. 33.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🛠️ 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
35. 35.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
37. 37.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) trying again (c) staying calm (d) giving up at once
38. 38.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) asking for help (c) repeating the same try (d) giving up at once
40. 40.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) blaming others (c) giving up at once (d) asking for help

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