Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 400 · 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: try it out or say what is wrong? (a) try it out (b) say what is wrong
2. 2.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or try it out? (a) understand the problem (b) try it out
3. 3.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) guessing wildly (c) panicking (d) staying calm
5. 5.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
6. 6.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) try another idea (b) blame the tools (c) give up (d) hide it
7. 7.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or put the plan to work? (a) see if it helped (b) put the plan to work
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) giving up at once (c) breaking it into parts (d) repeating the same try
10. 10.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or see if it helped? (a) list possible fixes (b) see if it helped
11. 11.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
12. 12.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) ignore it (c) wait for luck (d) split it into parts
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
14. 14.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) panicking (c) asking for help (d) giving up at once
15. 15.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) staying calm (b) panicking (c) guessing wildly (d) blaming others
16. 16.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
17. 17.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or check if it worked? (a) pick one plan (b) check if it worked
18. 18.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
20. 20.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) repeating the same try (c) panicking (d) trying again
22. 22.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or say what is wrong? (a) put the plan to work (b) say what is wrong
23. 23.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) know what is wrong (c) give up (d) blame someone
24. 24.🛠️ 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
25. 25.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
26. 26.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
27. 27.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
28. 28.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) breaking it into parts (c) staying calm (d) drawing a diagram
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or choose the best idea? (a) list possible fixes (b) choose the best idea
31. 31.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
33. 33.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) drawing a diagram (c) giving up at once (d) blaming others
34. 34.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to waste time (c) to confuse people (d) to find the best one
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) asking for help (c) giving up at once (d) making a list
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) staying calm (c) blaming others (d) breaking it into parts
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or understand the problem? (a) check if it worked (b) understand the problem
40. 40.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) staying calm (c) panicking (d) breaking it into parts

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