Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 352 · 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) drawing a diagram (b) ignoring the problem (c) blaming others (d) giving up at once
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) breaking it into parts (c) repeating the same try (d) guessing wildly
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) giving up at once (c) blaming others (d) repeating the same try
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) panicking (c) making a list (d) giving up at once
5. 5.🛠️ 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
6. 6.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) blame the tools (c) try another idea (d) hide it
7. 7.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) blaming others (c) trying again (d) repeating the same try
8. 8.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) know what is wrong (c) give up (d) blame someone
9. 9.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
10. 10.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) making a list (c) trying again (d) ignoring the problem
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) repeating the same try (c) breaking it into parts (d) asking for help
12. 12.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
13. 13.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
14. 14.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) to waste time (c) no reason (d) to find the best one
15. 15.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or list possible fixes? (a) check if it worked (b) list possible fixes
17. 17.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or see if it helped? (a) put the plan to work (b) see if it helped
18. 18.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) stop cycling (b) buy a new cycle (c) kick the cycle (d) look at what is wrong
19. 19.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
21. 21.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) drawing a diagram (c) trying again (d) giving up at once
23. 23.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) staying calm (c) ignoring the problem (d) making a list
25. 25.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or check if it worked? (a) list possible fixes (b) check if it worked
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or say what is wrong? (a) pick one plan (b) say what is wrong
27. 27.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) asking for help (c) blaming others (d) making a list
28. 28.🛠️ 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) repeating the same try (c) blaming others (d) guessing wildly
30. 30.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) panicking (c) repeating the same try (d) making a list
31. 31.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
32. 32.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) wait for luck (b) cry about it (c) split it into parts (d) ignore it
33. 33.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or understand the problem? (a) list possible fixes (b) understand the problem
36. 36.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or check if it worked? (a) pick one plan (b) check if it worked
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or try it out? (a) choose the best idea (b) try it out
39. 39.🛠️ 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
40. 40.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way

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