Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 418 · 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.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) repeating the same try (c) making a list (d) ignoring the problem
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
3. 3.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or say what is wrong? (a) try it out (b) say what is wrong
4. 4.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or see if it helped? (a) list possible fixes (b) see if it helped
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) blaming others (c) panicking (d) repeating the same try
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) trying again (c) making a list (d) repeating the same try
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) trying again (c) giving up at once (d) asking for help
10. 10.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) split it into parts (b) wait for luck (c) cry about it (d) ignore it
12. 12.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or see if it helped? (a) put the plan to work (b) see if it helped
13. 13.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) breaking it into parts (c) blaming others (d) guessing wildly
14. 14.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
15. 15.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
17. 17.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) ignoring the problem (c) trying again (d) blaming others
18. 18.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) stop cycling (b) look at what is wrong (c) kick the cycle (d) buy a new cycle
19. 19.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) give up (c) blame someone (d) know what is wrong
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) giving up at once (c) staying calm (d) ignoring the problem
22. 22.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) asking for help (c) blaming others (d) repeating the same try
23. 23.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) repeating the same try (b) breaking it into parts (c) making a list (d) staying calm
24. 24.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
25. 25.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
26. 26.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) try another idea (c) hide it (d) blame the tools
27. 27.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to find the best one (b) no reason (c) to waste time (d) to confuse people
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or try it out? (a) list possible fixes (b) try it out
29. 29.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) panicking (b) making a list (c) breaking it into parts (d) asking for help
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) ignoring the problem (c) asking for help (d) breaking it into parts
31. 31.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) drawing a diagram (c) guessing wildly (d) making a list
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or list possible fixes? (a) choose the best idea (b) list possible fixes
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
34. 34.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or pick one plan? (a) think of ideas (b) pick one plan
36. 36.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) blaming others (c) asking for help (d) trying again
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) ignoring the problem (c) panicking (d) breaking it into parts

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