Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 412 · 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: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) asking for help (c) blaming others (d) staying calm
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) asking for help (c) repeating the same try (d) breaking it into parts
4. 4.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
5. 5.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
6. 6.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or pick one plan? (a) think of ideas (b) pick one plan
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or pick one plan? (a) understand the problem (b) pick one plan
10. 10.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) give up (b) try any idea (c) know what is wrong (d) blame someone
11. 11.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) guessing wildly (c) drawing a diagram (d) staying calm
12. 12.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or see if it helped? (a) pick one plan (b) see if it helped
13. 13.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) kick the cycle (b) buy a new cycle (c) look at what is wrong (d) stop cycling
14. 14.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
15. 15.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or think of ideas? (a) pick one plan (b) think of ideas
17. 17.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
18. 18.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) blaming others (c) repeating the same try (d) trying again
21. 21.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) making a list (c) repeating the same try (d) ignoring the problem
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or try it out? (a) pick one plan (b) try it out
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or list possible fixes? (a) see if it helped (b) list possible fixes
25. 25.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
26. 26.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) give up (c) blame the tools (d) try another idea
27. 27.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) drawing a diagram (b) guessing wildly (c) panicking (d) giving up at once
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) ignoring the problem (c) guessing wildly (d) giving up at once
29. 29.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) panicking (c) asking for help (d) staying calm
30. 30.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
31. 31.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
32. 32.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) to find the best one (c) to waste time (d) no reason
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
34. 34.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) staying calm (c) ignoring the problem (d) panicking
35. 35.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) repeating the same try (c) making a list (d) breaking it into parts
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) drawing a diagram (c) ignoring the problem (d) panicking
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or choose the best idea? (a) check if it worked (b) choose the best idea
38. 38.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or check if it worked? (a) choose the best idea (b) check if it worked
40. 40.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it

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