Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 371 · 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: check if it worked? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
3. 3.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
4. 4.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) give up (b) know what is wrong (c) blame someone (d) try any idea
5. 5.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) repeating the same try (c) guessing wildly (d) making a list
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
7. 7.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
9. 9.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or think of ideas? (a) try it out (b) think of ideas
12. 12.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or understand the problem? (a) list possible fixes (b) understand the problem
13. 13.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or choose the best idea? (a) try it out (b) choose the best idea
14. 14.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
15. 15.🛠️ 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
16. 16.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
17. 17.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) asking for help (c) making a list (d) giving up at once
19. 19.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
20. 20.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or check if it worked? (a) list possible fixes (b) check if it worked
21. 21.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or see if it helped? (a) say what is wrong (b) see if it helped
22. 22.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🛠️ 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
24. 24.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
25. 25.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or say what is wrong? (a) try it out (b) say what is wrong
26. 26.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
27. 27.🛠️ 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
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or put the plan to work? (a) check if it worked (b) put the plan to work
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.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) repeating the same try (c) panicking (d) drawing a diagram
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or list possible fixes? (a) try it out (b) list possible fixes
32. 32.🛠️ 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
33. 33.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) look at what is wrong (c) kick the cycle (d) stop cycling
34. 34.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to waste time (c) to confuse people (d) to find the best one
35. 35.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
37. 37.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) ignoring the problem (b) making a list (c) asking for help (d) breaking it into parts
38. 38.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) blame the tools (c) give up (d) try another idea
40. 40.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) split it into parts (c) wait for luck (d) ignore it

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