Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 361 · 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: choose the best idea or think of ideas? (a) choose the best idea (b) think of ideas
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
3. 3.🛠️ 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
4. 4.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or choose the best idea? (a) understand the problem (b) choose the best idea
5. 5.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
9. 9.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or understand the problem? (a) think of ideas (b) understand the problem
12. 12.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) guessing wildly (c) drawing a diagram (d) panicking
13. 13.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
15. 15.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or pick one plan? (a) check if it worked (b) pick one plan
16. 16.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) stop cycling (b) look at what is wrong (c) kick the cycle (d) buy a new cycle
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) panicking (c) giving up at once (d) drawing a diagram
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) giving up at once (c) asking for help (d) blaming others
19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or list possible fixes? (a) choose the best idea (b) list possible fixes
20. 20.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
21. 21.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) blame the tools (c) try another idea (d) hide it
22. 22.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
23. 23.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
24. 24.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
25. 25.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
26. 26.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) asking for help (c) panicking (d) breaking it into parts
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) giving up at once (c) staying calm (d) repeating the same try
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) making a list (c) blaming others (d) guessing wildly
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) giving up at once (c) breaking it into parts (d) staying calm
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) trying again (c) asking for help (d) blaming others
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) staying calm (c) ignoring the problem (d) breaking it into parts
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or put the plan to work? (a) say what is wrong (b) put the plan to work
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
34. 34.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) know what is wrong (c) give up (d) blame someone
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or see if it helped? (a) list possible fixes (b) see if it helped
36. 36.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
37. 37.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
38. 38.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) making a list (c) staying calm (d) repeating the same try
40. 40.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) making a list (b) panicking (c) blaming others (d) ignoring the problem

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