Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 389 · 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: see if it helped or pick one plan? (a) see if it helped (b) pick one plan
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) drawing a diagram (c) trying again (d) asking for help
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
4. 4.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
5. 5.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) staying calm (c) drawing a diagram (d) guessing wildly
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) making a list (c) drawing a diagram (d) blaming others
7. 7.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
8. 8.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to find the best one (b) to confuse people (c) to waste time (d) no reason
9. 9.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
10. 10.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
11. 11.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
12. 12.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) drawing a diagram (c) panicking (d) breaking it into parts
14. 14.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) making a list (c) panicking (d) blaming others
15. 15.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or list possible fixes? (a) choose the best idea (b) list possible fixes
16. 16.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) repeating the same try (b) drawing a diagram (c) breaking it into parts (d) staying calm
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) drawing a diagram (c) ignoring the problem (d) panicking
18. 18.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
20. 20.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) staying calm (c) breaking it into parts (d) ignoring the problem
22. 22.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) asking for help (b) panicking (c) giving up at once (d) blaming others
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 helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) guessing wildly (c) panicking (d) staying calm
25. 25.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) kick the cycle (b) look at what is wrong (c) buy a new cycle (d) stop cycling
26. 26.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) guessing wildly (c) making a list (d) blaming others
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) panicking (c) giving up at once (d) asking for help
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.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
31. 31.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) blame the tools (c) give up (d) try another idea
33. 33.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
34. 34.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) repeating the same try (c) breaking it into parts (d) ignoring the problem
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) asking for help (c) drawing a diagram (d) making a list
36. 36.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or understand the problem? (a) try it out (b) understand the problem
37. 37.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🛠️ 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
39. 39.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True

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