Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 372 · 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: see if it helped? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) giving up at once (c) repeating the same try (d) staying calm
4. 4.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) try another idea (c) hide it (d) give up
5. 5.🛠️ 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) drawing a diagram (c) repeating the same try (d) staying calm
7. 7.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or say what is wrong? (a) list possible fixes (b) say what is wrong
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) repeating the same try (c) drawing a diagram (d) guessing wildly
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
10. 10.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) trying again (c) ignoring the problem (d) breaking it into parts
12. 12.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) know what is wrong (b) blame someone (c) try any idea (d) give up
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) asking for help (c) drawing a diagram (d) panicking
15. 15.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) panicking (c) breaking it into parts (d) guessing wildly
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or choose the best idea? (a) list possible fixes (b) choose the best idea
17. 17.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or understand the problem? (a) try it out (b) understand the problem
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
19. 19.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) giving up at once (c) staying calm (d) drawing a diagram
23. 23.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
25. 25.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or list possible fixes? (a) choose the best idea (b) list possible fixes
26. 26.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) panicking (c) repeating the same try (d) asking for help
27. 27.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
28. 28.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
31. 31.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
32. 32.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
34. 34.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) repeating the same try (c) giving up at once (d) trying again
36. 36.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) wait for luck (b) cry about it (c) split it into parts (d) ignore it
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or put the plan to work? (a) pick one plan (b) put the plan to work
38. 38.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) giving up at once (c) blaming others (d) staying calm
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or try it out? (a) choose the best idea (b) try it out

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