Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 423 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) ignoring the problem (c) breaking it into parts (d) giving up at once
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
3. 3.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) trying again (c) blaming others (d) repeating the same try
4. 4.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or understand the problem? (a) choose the best idea (b) understand the problem
5. 5.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
6. 6.🛠️ 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
7. 7.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
8. 8.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) ignore it (b) cry about it (c) wait for luck (d) split it into parts
9. 9.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) ignoring the problem (c) panicking (d) breaking it into parts
10. 10.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or check if it worked? (a) think of ideas (b) check if it worked
12. 12.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to find the best one (c) to waste time (d) to confuse people
13. 13.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or think of ideas? (a) check if it worked (b) think of ideas
15. 15.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
16. 16.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
18. 18.🛠️ 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
19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or understand the problem? (a) think of ideas (b) understand the problem
20. 20.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
21. 21.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or say what is wrong? (a) think of ideas (b) say what is wrong
22. 22.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
23. 23.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or pick one plan? (a) put the plan to work (b) pick one plan
25. 25.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) know what is wrong (b) give up (c) blame someone (d) try any idea
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
29. 29.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
30. 30.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) panicking (c) asking for help (d) ignoring the problem
31. 31.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
32. 32.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) asking for help (c) ignoring the problem (d) making a list
34. 34.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) breaking it into parts (c) guessing wildly (d) making a list
35. 35.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) trying again (c) breaking it into parts (d) panicking
36. 36.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🛠️ 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
39. 39.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
40. 40.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) repeating the same try (c) trying again (d) asking for help

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