Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 379 · 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.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) blame the tools (c) try another idea (d) give up
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
4. 4.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) give up (b) try any idea (c) blame someone (d) know what is wrong
5. 5.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
7. 7.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
8. 8.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) kick the cycle (c) stop cycling (d) look at what is wrong
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) drawing a diagram (c) blaming others (d) giving up at once
10. 10.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or see if it helped? (a) put the plan to work (b) see if it helped
11. 11.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
12. 12.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
13. 13.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
14. 14.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) ignore it (b) cry about it (c) wait for luck (d) split it into parts
15. 15.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) breaking it into parts (c) panicking (d) trying again
16. 16.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) staying calm (c) guessing wildly (d) making a list
17. 17.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or list possible fixes? (a) put the plan to work (b) list possible fixes
19. 19.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) staying calm (c) guessing wildly (d) panicking
21. 21.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) drawing a diagram (c) guessing wildly (d) repeating the same try
22. 22.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or say what is wrong? (a) see if it helped (b) say what is wrong
24. 24.🛠️ 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
25. 25.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or see if it helped? (a) pick one plan (b) see if it helped
27. 27.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or say what is wrong? (a) choose the best idea (b) say what is wrong
28. 28.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) repeating the same try (c) trying again (d) panicking
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
30. 30.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
31. 31.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
32. 32.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or check if it worked? (a) say what is wrong (b) check if it worked
34. 34.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) asking for help (c) giving up at once (d) blaming others
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) blaming others (c) trying again (d) staying calm
37. 37.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
38. 38.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) trying again (c) repeating the same try (d) asking for help
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or try it out? (a) say what is wrong (b) try it out
40. 40.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it

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