Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 419 · 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 problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
2. 2.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or see if it helped? (a) think of ideas (b) see if it helped
3. 3.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or say what is wrong? (a) check if it worked (b) say what is wrong
4. 4.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
5. 5.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or list possible fixes? (a) try it out (b) list possible fixes
6. 6.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or think of ideas? (a) choose the best idea (b) think of ideas
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) panicking (c) repeating the same try (d) giving up at once
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
9. 9.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) repeating the same try (b) trying again (c) staying calm (d) drawing a diagram
10. 10.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) try another idea (c) blame the tools (d) hide it
11. 11.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or put the plan to work? (a) see if it helped (b) put the plan to work
13. 13.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) drawing a diagram (c) blaming others (d) repeating the same try
14. 14.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) staying calm (c) breaking it into parts (d) guessing wildly
15. 15.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
16. 16.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) staying calm (c) giving up at once (d) guessing wildly
17. 17.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
18. 18.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) giving up at once (c) drawing a diagram (d) making a list
19. 19.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) to find the best one (c) no reason (d) to waste time
20. 20.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) trying again (c) making a list (d) ignoring the problem
22. 22.🛠️ 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
23. 23.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
25. 25.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or list possible fixes? (a) choose the best idea (b) list possible fixes
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) ignoring the problem (c) trying again (d) panicking
28. 28.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) drawing a diagram (c) panicking (d) breaking it into parts
30. 30.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) breaking it into parts (b) panicking (c) ignoring the problem (d) repeating the same try
31. 31.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
32. 32.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) panicking (c) giving up at once (d) trying again
33. 33.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) breaking it into parts (c) making a list (d) repeating the same try
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
36. 36.🚲 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
37. 37.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) guessing wildly (c) asking for help (d) staying calm
39. 39.🛠️ 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
40. 40.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) panicking (c) drawing a diagram (d) staying calm

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