Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 364 · 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: think of ideas or see if it helped? (a) think of ideas (b) see if it helped
2. 2.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) ignoring the problem (c) making a list (d) repeating the same try
4. 4.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
5. 5.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) drawing a diagram (c) making a list (d) blaming others
6. 6.🛠️ 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
7. 7.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) give up (b) try any idea (c) know what is wrong (d) blame someone
8. 8.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
9. 9.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
10. 10.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or think of ideas? (a) see if it helped (b) think of ideas
11. 11.🛠️ 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
12. 12.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
14. 14.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) guessing wildly (c) drawing a diagram (d) repeating the same try
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) making a list (c) giving up at once (d) staying calm
18. 18.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) making a list (c) breaking it into parts (d) asking for help
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) asking for help (c) guessing wildly (d) trying again
21. 21.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
22. 22.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or pick one plan? (a) try it out (b) pick one plan
23. 23.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
24. 24.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) drawing a diagram (c) giving up at once (d) asking for help
25. 25.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
28. 28.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
29. 29.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
30. 30.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
31. 31.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or list possible fixes? (a) choose the best idea (b) list possible fixes
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) repeating the same try (c) staying calm (d) ignoring the problem
34. 34.🛠️ 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
35. 35.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
36. 36.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
38. 38.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) stop cycling (b) look at what is wrong (c) buy a new cycle (d) kick the cycle
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or say what is wrong? (a) try it out (b) say what is wrong
40. 40.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False

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