Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 354 · 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.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
2. 2.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or pick one plan? (a) list possible fixes (b) pick one plan
3. 3.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) staying calm (c) panicking (d) repeating the same try
4. 4.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) wait for luck (c) split it into parts (d) ignore it
5. 5.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) blaming others (c) making a list (d) breaking it into parts
6. 6.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) kick the cycle (b) stop cycling (c) look at what is wrong (d) buy a new cycle
7. 7.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
9. 9.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to waste time (b) to confuse people (c) no reason (d) to find the best one
10. 10.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or pick one plan? (a) try it out (b) pick one plan
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) asking for help (c) breaking it into parts (d) guessing wildly
12. 12.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
13. 13.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
14. 14.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
15. 15.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
17. 17.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🛠️ 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
19. 19.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
20. 20.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
21. 21.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) staying calm (c) giving up at once (d) asking for help
22. 22.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) making a list (c) trying again (d) repeating the same try
24. 24.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
25. 25.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) guessing wildly (c) trying again (d) breaking it into parts
26. 26.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
27. 27.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or try it out? (a) choose the best idea (b) try it out
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) asking for help (c) giving up at once (d) guessing wildly
30. 30.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
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.🛠️ 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) blaming others (c) breaking it into parts (d) asking for help
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) drawing a diagram (c) staying calm (d) breaking it into parts
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) blaming others (c) giving up at once (d) staying calm
36. 36.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) repeating the same try (c) drawing a diagram (d) giving up at once
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or understand the problem? (a) list possible fixes (b) understand the problem
38. 38.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or understand the problem? (a) pick one plan (b) understand the problem
40. 40.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) blame someone (c) give up (d) know what is wrong

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