Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 398 · 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 try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
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 of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) blaming others (c) repeating the same try (d) making a list
4. 4.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) repeating the same try (c) breaking it into parts (d) making a list
5. 5.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
6. 6.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) hide it (c) blame the tools (d) try another idea
8. 8.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or put the plan to work? (a) understand the problem (b) put the plan to work
9. 9.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to find the best one (b) to confuse people (c) no reason (d) to waste time
10. 10.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) trying again (c) repeating the same try (d) breaking it into parts
12. 12.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
13. 13.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
14. 14.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) ignoring the problem (c) trying again (d) repeating the same try
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.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or check if it worked? (a) think of ideas (b) check if it worked
17. 17.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) making a list (c) staying calm (d) drawing a diagram
19. 19.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
20. 20.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or list possible fixes? (a) try it out (b) list possible fixes
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) blaming others (c) breaking it into parts (d) guessing wildly
22. 22.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) blaming others (c) making a list (d) trying again
23. 23.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or list possible fixes? (a) check if it worked (b) list possible fixes
25. 25.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
26. 26.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) repeating the same try (c) panicking (d) drawing a diagram
28. 28.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
29. 29.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) give up (c) know what is wrong (d) try any idea
30. 30.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) giving up at once (c) asking for help (d) blaming others
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or try it out? (a) choose the best idea (b) try it out
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or list possible fixes? (a) understand the problem (b) list possible fixes
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) guessing wildly (c) drawing a diagram (d) breaking it into parts
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) blaming others (c) trying again (d) drawing a diagram
37. 37.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or list possible fixes? (a) see if it helped (b) list possible fixes
39. 39.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
40. 40.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it

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