Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 395 · 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: pick one plan? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
2. 2.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or list possible fixes? (a) pick one plan (b) list possible fixes
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) repeating the same try (c) staying calm (d) blaming others
4. 4.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
6. 6.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
7. 7.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
8. 8.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
9. 9.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) stop cycling (c) kick the cycle (d) look at what is wrong
10. 10.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) panicking (c) ignoring the problem (d) trying again
11. 11.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
12. 12.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
13. 13.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to confuse people (c) to waste time (d) to find the best one
14. 14.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
15. 15.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) know what is wrong (c) blame someone (d) give up
16. 16.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) panicking (c) ignoring the problem (d) trying again
18. 18.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) panicking (c) repeating the same try (d) breaking it into parts
19. 19.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) staying calm (c) making a list (d) ignoring the problem
20. 20.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or think of ideas? (a) put the plan to work (b) think of ideas
21. 21.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) guessing wildly (c) making a list (d) panicking
22. 22.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
23. 23.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or put the plan to work? (a) choose the best idea (b) put the plan to work
25. 25.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
27. 27.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or list possible fixes? (a) see if it helped (b) list possible fixes
28. 28.🛠️ 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
29. 29.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) blaming others (b) trying again (c) breaking it into parts (d) staying calm
30. 30.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) give up (c) try another idea (d) blame the tools
32. 32.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) giving up at once (c) breaking it into parts (d) drawing a diagram
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
34. 34.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or think of ideas? (a) see if it helped (b) think of ideas
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) drawing a diagram (c) repeating the same try (d) staying calm
37. 37.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or think of ideas? (a) understand the problem (b) think of ideas
39. 39.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3

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