Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 422 · 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.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or think of ideas? (a) understand the problem (b) think of ideas
4. 4.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or choose the best idea? (a) see if it helped (b) choose the best idea
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) breaking it into parts (c) repeating the same try (d) blaming others
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
7. 7.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) panicking (c) making a list (d) breaking it into parts
9. 9.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) try another idea (c) give up (d) blame the tools
10. 10.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) look at what is wrong (b) kick the cycle (c) buy a new cycle (d) stop cycling
11. 11.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
12. 12.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or try it out? (a) choose the best idea (b) try it out
13. 13.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or list possible fixes? (a) try it out (b) list possible fixes
15. 15.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) staying calm (c) drawing a diagram (d) giving up at once
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) blaming others (c) making a list (d) repeating the same try
17. 17.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or say what is wrong? (a) put the plan to work (b) say what is wrong
18. 18.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) ignoring the problem (c) staying calm (d) panicking
20. 20.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or put the plan to work? (a) check if it worked (b) put the plan to work
22. 22.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) give up (b) try any idea (c) blame someone (d) know what is wrong
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.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) ignoring the problem (c) trying again (d) staying calm
27. 27.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) staying calm (c) repeating the same try (d) drawing a diagram
28. 28.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) blaming others (c) guessing wildly (d) trying again
30. 30.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) asking for help (c) staying calm (d) panicking
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or think of ideas? (a) choose the best idea (b) think of ideas
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) trying again (c) repeating the same try (d) asking for help
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or choose the best idea? (a) say what is wrong (b) choose the best idea
35. 35.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
37. 37.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or put the plan to work? (a) list possible fixes (b) put the plan to work
39. 39.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) asking for help (c) guessing wildly (d) panicking

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