Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 341 · 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.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) giving up at once (c) making a list (d) staying calm
2. 2.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
3. 3.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) try another idea (b) give up (c) hide it (d) blame the tools
4. 4.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) drawing a diagram (c) repeating the same try (d) ignoring the problem
5. 5.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or put the plan to work? (a) choose the best idea (b) put the plan to work
6. 6.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
7. 7.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
9. 9.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) split it into parts (c) ignore it (d) wait for luck
10. 10.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) drawing a diagram (c) panicking (d) giving up at once
12. 12.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
13. 13.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or pick one plan? (a) see if it helped (b) pick one plan
14. 14.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
16. 16.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) give up (c) blame someone (d) know what is wrong
17. 17.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
18. 18.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
19. 19.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to find the best one (b) no reason (c) to waste time (d) to confuse people
20. 20.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) making a list (c) panicking (d) repeating the same try
22. 22.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or pick one plan? (a) try it out (b) pick one plan
23. 23.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
25. 25.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or say what is wrong? (a) list possible fixes (b) say what is wrong
27. 27.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) panicking (c) ignoring the problem (d) guessing wildly
29. 29.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
30. 30.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) kick the cycle (b) buy a new cycle (c) stop cycling (d) look at what is wrong
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or list possible fixes? (a) understand the problem (b) list possible fixes
32. 32.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) making a list (c) trying again (d) staying calm
34. 34.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
35. 35.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
36. 36.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
37. 37.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) ignoring the problem (c) staying calm (d) trying again
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) drawing a diagram (c) staying calm (d) blaming others
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or see if it helped? (a) say what is wrong (b) see if it helped
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or check if it worked? (a) say what is wrong (b) check if it worked

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