Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 401 · 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 list possible fixes? (a) check if it worked (b) list possible fixes
2. 2.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or choose the best idea? (a) list possible fixes (b) choose the best idea
3. 3.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or see if it helped? (a) understand the problem (b) see if it helped
4. 4.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
5. 5.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or put the plan to work? (a) check if it worked (b) put the plan to work
6. 6.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) repeating the same try (c) making a list (d) panicking
8. 8.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
9. 9.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) trying again (b) ignoring the problem (c) giving up at once (d) blaming others
10. 10.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) breaking it into parts (c) ignoring the problem (d) trying again
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) blaming others (c) trying again (d) panicking
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) panicking (c) drawing a diagram (d) staying calm
13. 13.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or pick one plan? (a) think of ideas (b) pick one plan
15. 15.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) look at what is wrong (b) kick the cycle (c) buy a new cycle (d) stop cycling
16. 16.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) repeating the same try (c) guessing wildly (d) staying calm
17. 17.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
18. 18.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) try another idea (c) hide it (d) give up
19. 19.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
20. 20.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) ignore it (b) wait for luck (c) cry about it (d) split it into parts
21. 21.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) trying again (c) asking for help (d) giving up at once
23. 23.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) asking for help (c) guessing wildly (d) staying calm
25. 25.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
27. 27.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or choose the best idea? (a) put the plan to work (b) choose the best idea
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or see if it helped? (a) list possible fixes (b) see if it helped
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) blaming others (c) staying calm (d) trying again
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or try it out? (a) say what is wrong (b) try it out
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) breaking it into parts (c) giving up at once (d) asking for help
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or try it out? (a) choose the best idea (b) try it out
33. 33.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) blaming others (c) repeating the same try (d) drawing a diagram
36. 36.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
37. 37.🛠️ 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
38. 38.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
39. 39.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
40. 40.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 5

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