Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 348 · 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 problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
3. 3.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) trying again (c) panicking (d) giving up at once
4. 4.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or try it out? (a) say what is wrong (b) try it out
5. 5.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or pick one plan? (a) understand the problem (b) pick one plan
6. 6.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) breaking it into parts (c) panicking (d) guessing wildly
7. 7.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or try it out? (a) think of ideas (b) try it out
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or put the plan to work? (a) understand the problem (b) put the plan to work
10. 10.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or pick one plan? (a) think of ideas (b) pick one plan
11. 11.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) trying again (c) blaming others (d) staying calm
12. 12.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
13. 13.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) try another idea (c) blame the tools (d) hide it
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or choose the best idea? (a) see if it helped (b) choose the best idea
15. 15.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
16. 16.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🛠️ 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
19. 19.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) repeating the same try (c) panicking (d) blaming others
21. 21.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
22. 22.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or put the plan to work? (a) see if it helped (b) put the plan to work
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) making a list (c) blaming others (d) giving up at once
24. 24.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) split it into parts (c) wait for luck (d) ignore 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.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) only a stranger (c) nobody ever (d) a teacher or parent
27. 27.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) blaming others (c) asking for help (d) panicking
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) giving up at once (c) ignoring the problem (d) drawing a diagram
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or try it out? (a) list possible fixes (b) try it out
30. 30.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) blaming others (c) panicking (d) staying calm
31. 31.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) making a list (b) panicking (c) guessing wildly (d) repeating the same try
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or pick one plan? (a) say what is wrong (b) pick one plan
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or try it out? (a) choose the best idea (b) try it out
34. 34.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) give up (c) know what is wrong (d) try any idea
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or list possible fixes? (a) see if it helped (b) list possible fixes
36. 36.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
38. 38.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) drawing a diagram (c) repeating the same try (d) breaking it into parts
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or understand the problem? (a) think of ideas (b) understand the problem

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