Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 409 · 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.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) kick the cycle (b) stop cycling (c) buy a new cycle (d) look at what is wrong
2. 2.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) drawing a diagram (c) blaming others (d) giving up at once
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) trying again (c) blaming others (d) breaking it into parts
4. 4.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or pick one plan? (a) think of ideas (b) pick one plan
6. 6.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or pick one plan? (a) put the plan to work (b) pick one plan
7. 7.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
8. 8.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
10. 10.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) give up (c) hide it (d) try another idea
11. 11.🛠️ 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) guessing wildly (c) making a list (d) ignoring the problem
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) repeating the same try (c) staying calm (d) trying again
14. 14.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) know what is wrong (c) give up (d) try any idea
15. 15.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
16. 16.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or list possible fixes? (a) choose the best idea (b) list possible fixes
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) ignoring the problem (c) panicking (d) trying again
19. 19.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) guessing wildly (c) staying calm (d) ignoring the problem
20. 20.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
21. 21.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
22. 22.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to find the best one (c) to waste time (d) to confuse people
23. 23.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) staying calm (c) breaking it into parts (d) panicking
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or see if it helped? (a) pick one plan (b) see if it helped
27. 27.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or understand the problem? (a) choose the best idea (b) understand the problem
28. 28.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) asking for help (c) guessing wildly (d) breaking it into parts
29. 29.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) repeating the same try (b) trying again (c) breaking it into parts (d) making a list
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or see if it helped? (a) choose the best idea (b) see if it helped
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or understand the problem? (a) see if it helped (b) understand the problem
32. 32.🛠️ 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
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
34. 34.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
35. 35.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or think of ideas? (a) understand the problem (b) think of ideas
37. 37.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) giving up at once (c) trying again (d) drawing a diagram
39. 39.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
40. 40.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True

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