Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 416 · 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) stop cycling (b) kick the cycle (c) buy a new cycle (d) look at what is wrong
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
3. 3.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
4. 4.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to find the best one (c) to confuse people (d) to waste time
5. 5.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
7. 7.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) blaming others (c) breaking it into parts (d) repeating the same try
8. 8.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
10. 10.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) ignore it (b) cry about it (c) split it into parts (d) wait for luck
11. 11.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
12. 12.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or think of ideas? (a) try it out (b) think of ideas
13. 13.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
15. 15.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) staying calm (c) panicking (d) trying again
16. 16.🛠️ 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
17. 17.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) staying calm (c) asking for help (d) guessing wildly
18. 18.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
19. 19.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
21. 21.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) giving up at once (c) guessing wildly (d) staying calm
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) guessing wildly (c) making a list (d) staying calm
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or understand the problem? (a) check if it worked (b) understand the problem
24. 24.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) blaming others (c) asking for help (d) repeating the same try
26. 26.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
27. 27.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
28. 28.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or list possible fixes? (a) try it out (b) list possible fixes
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) blaming others (c) panicking (d) making a list
32. 32.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
33. 33.🛠️ 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
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or list possible fixes? (a) choose the best idea (b) list possible fixes
36. 36.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
37. 37.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
38. 38.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) trying again (c) repeating the same try (d) drawing a diagram
40. 40.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it

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