Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 43 · 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.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) no reason (c) to waste time (d) to find the best one
2. 2.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
3. 3.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
4. 4.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
5. 5.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or list possible fixes? (a) see if it helped (b) list possible fixes
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) ignoring the problem (c) blaming others (d) repeating the same try
7. 7.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) staying calm (c) breaking it into parts (d) guessing wildly
10. 10.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
11. 11.🛠️ 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
12. 12.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
13. 13.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) ignore it (b) split it into parts (c) cry about it (d) wait for luck
14. 14.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) breaking it into parts (c) drawing a diagram (d) staying calm
16. 16.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
17. 17.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or see if it helped? (a) think of ideas (b) see if it helped
19. 19.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
20. 20.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) try another idea (c) give up (d) hide it
22. 22.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or try it out? (a) choose the best idea (b) try it out
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or choose the best idea? (a) list possible fixes (b) choose the best idea
25. 25.🛠️ 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
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or say what is wrong? (a) see if it helped (b) say what is wrong
27. 27.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) look at what is wrong (b) stop cycling (c) buy a new cycle (d) kick the cycle
28. 28.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) staying calm (c) guessing wildly (d) giving up at once
29. 29.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) trying again (c) repeating the same try (d) drawing a diagram
30. 30.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) panicking (c) breaking it into parts (d) blaming others
31. 31.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
33. 33.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) trying again (c) ignoring the problem (d) staying calm
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) staying calm (c) panicking (d) trying again
35. 35.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) staying calm (c) panicking (d) asking for help
37. 37.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) giving up at once (c) making a list (d) blaming others
38. 38.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
39. 39.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) giving up at once (c) panicking (d) guessing wildly

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