Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 362 · 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) blaming others (b) drawing a diagram (c) breaking it into parts (d) asking for help
2. 2.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
3. 3.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) try another idea (c) give up (d) blame the tools
4. 4.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to find the best one (b) to waste time (c) to confuse people (d) no reason
5. 5.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
6. 6.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or check if it worked? (a) put the plan to work (b) check if it worked
7. 7.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
8. 8.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or check if it worked? (a) list possible fixes (b) check if it worked
9. 9.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) drawing a diagram (c) panicking (d) giving up at once
10. 10.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
11. 11.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) blaming others (b) asking for help (c) trying again (d) breaking it into parts
12. 12.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
13. 13.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
14. 14.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) breaking it into parts (c) giving up at once (d) asking for help
16. 16.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
18. 18.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) repeating the same try (c) staying calm (d) giving up at once
19. 19.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
21. 21.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) asking for help (c) guessing wildly (d) breaking it into parts
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or choose the best idea? (a) put the plan to work (b) choose the best idea
24. 24.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) blaming others (c) repeating the same try (d) trying again
25. 25.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
26. 26.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) making a list (c) panicking (d) repeating the same try
27. 27.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or think of ideas? (a) say what is wrong (b) think of ideas
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) guessing wildly (c) staying calm (d) ignoring the problem
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) panicking (c) trying again (d) blaming others
31. 31.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
34. 34.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) trying again (c) drawing a diagram (d) ignoring the problem
35. 35.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
36. 36.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or check if it worked? (a) choose the best idea (b) check if it worked
39. 39.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
40. 40.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True

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