Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 380 · 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: check if it worked or choose the best idea? (a) check if it worked (b) choose the best idea
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) asking for help (c) staying calm (d) panicking
3. 3.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) ignoring the problem (c) blaming others (d) breaking it into parts
4. 4.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
5. 5.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) asking for help (c) making a list (d) staying calm
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) drawing a diagram (c) ignoring the problem (d) trying again
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) ignoring the problem (c) drawing a diagram (d) giving up at once
9. 9.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
10. 10.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
12. 12.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
14. 14.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) drawing a diagram (c) panicking (d) trying again
15. 15.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or understand the problem? (a) think of ideas (b) understand the problem
17. 17.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) staying calm (c) making a list (d) giving up at once
18. 18.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) trying again (c) breaking it into parts (d) repeating the same try
19. 19.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) wait for luck (b) cry about it (c) split it into parts (d) ignore it
20. 20.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
21. 21.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
22. 22.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) asking for help (b) giving up at once (c) ignoring the problem (d) blaming others
23. 23.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) asking for help (c) blaming others (d) making a list
24. 24.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) no reason (c) to waste time (d) to find the best one
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) making a list (c) guessing wildly (d) drawing a diagram
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or understand the problem? (a) try it out (b) understand the problem
27. 27.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
29. 29.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
30. 30.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
31. 31.🛠️ 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
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or see if it helped? (a) list possible fixes (b) see if it helped
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
34. 34.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
36. 36.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) look at what is wrong (b) buy a new cycle (c) kick the cycle (d) stop cycling
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) giving up at once (c) ignoring the problem (d) blaming others
39. 39.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) panicking (c) ignoring the problem (d) trying again
40. 40.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 5

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