Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 410 · 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.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
2. 2.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or understand the problem? (a) think of ideas (b) understand the problem
4. 4.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) stop cycling (b) buy a new cycle (c) kick the cycle (d) look at what is wrong
5. 5.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) try any idea (c) give up (d) know what is wrong
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
7. 7.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to waste time (b) no reason (c) to find the best one (d) to confuse people
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or try it out? (a) choose the best idea (b) try it out
10. 10.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
11. 11.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) repeating the same try (c) blaming others (d) ignoring the problem
13. 13.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
14. 14.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) staying calm (c) giving up at once (d) making a list
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) making a list (c) panicking (d) repeating the same try
17. 17.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) split it into parts (b) ignore it (c) cry about it (d) wait for luck
18. 18.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or list possible fixes? (a) put the plan to work (b) list possible fixes
19. 19.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
20. 20.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
21. 21.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) giving up at once (c) panicking (d) making a list
23. 23.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
24. 24.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
25. 25.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
27. 27.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or say what is wrong? (a) choose the best idea (b) say what is wrong
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or list possible fixes? (a) check if it worked (b) list possible fixes
29. 29.🛠️ 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
30. 30.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or pick one plan? (a) try it out (b) pick one plan
32. 32.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) staying calm (b) guessing wildly (c) repeating the same try (d) panicking
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or choose the best idea? (a) understand the problem (b) choose the best idea
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or pick one plan? (a) see if it helped (b) pick one plan
35. 35.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) making a list (c) giving up at once (d) trying again
36. 36.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) trying again (c) asking for help (d) making a list
38. 38.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) breaking it into parts (c) asking for help (d) ignoring the problem
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or check if it worked? (a) put the plan to work (b) check if it worked

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