Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 345 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) asking for help (c) blaming others (d) panicking
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) breaking it into parts (c) repeating the same try (d) panicking
3. 3.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) give up (c) know what is wrong (d) try any idea
5. 5.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) making a list (c) breaking it into parts (d) blaming others
7. 7.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🛠️ 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
9. 9.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
10. 10.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) giving up at once (c) staying calm (d) ignoring the problem
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) repeating the same try (c) trying again (d) panicking
14. 14.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to waste time (c) to confuse people (d) to find the best one
15. 15.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
16. 16.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) breaking it into parts (c) panicking (d) asking for help
17. 17.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
18. 18.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
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 problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
21. 21.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
22. 22.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) kick the cycle (c) look at what is wrong (d) stop cycling
23. 23.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) making a list (c) blaming others (d) asking for help
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) ignoring the problem (c) giving up at once (d) making a list
25. 25.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or check if it worked? (a) think of ideas (b) check if it worked
27. 27.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) trying again (b) panicking (c) guessing wildly (d) ignoring the problem
28. 28.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
30. 30.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) blaming others (c) giving up at once (d) breaking it into parts
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or try it out? (a) think of ideas (b) try it out
32. 32.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or see if it helped? (a) choose the best idea (b) see if it helped
34. 34.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) panicking (c) drawing a diagram (d) breaking it into parts
36. 36.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) making a list (c) breaking it into parts (d) giving up at once
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or pick one plan? (a) try it out (b) pick one plan
38. 38.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
39. 39.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
40. 40.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way

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