Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 363 · 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: pick one plan? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
2. 2.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
3. 3.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) staying calm (c) making a list (d) panicking
4. 4.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) panicking (c) repeating the same try (d) staying calm
5. 5.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or pick one plan? (a) put the plan to work (b) pick one plan
7. 7.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) try another idea (b) hide it (c) give up (d) blame the tools
8. 8.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) kick the cycle (b) look at what is wrong (c) stop cycling (d) buy a new cycle
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or understand the problem? (a) see if it helped (b) understand the problem
10. 10.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) drawing a diagram (c) giving up at once (d) asking for help
11. 11.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) blaming others (b) making a list (c) breaking it into parts (d) drawing a diagram
12. 12.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
13. 13.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) give up (b) know what is wrong (c) blame someone (d) try any idea
14. 14.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) giving up at once (c) blaming others (d) panicking
16. 16.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) panicking (c) drawing a diagram (d) asking for help
18. 18.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or try it out? (a) think of ideas (b) try it out
19. 19.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
20. 20.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
21. 21.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) trying again (c) guessing wildly (d) repeating the same try
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) breaking it into parts (c) asking for help (d) guessing wildly
24. 24.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) no reason (c) to find the best one (d) to waste time
25. 25.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or try it out? (a) choose the best idea (b) try it out
27. 27.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) wait for luck (b) ignore it (c) cry about it (d) split it into parts
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or choose the best idea? (a) check if it worked (b) choose the best idea
30. 30.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) panicking (c) repeating the same try (d) breaking it into parts
32. 32.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) breaking it into parts (c) blaming others (d) trying again
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or choose the best idea? (a) try it out (b) choose the best idea
35. 35.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
36. 36.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or say what is wrong? (a) try it out (b) say what is wrong
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or put the plan to work? (a) choose the best idea (b) put the plan to work
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or say what is wrong? (a) put the plan to work (b) say what is wrong
40. 40.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it

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