Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 431 · 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) trying again (b) staying calm (c) asking for help (d) repeating the same try
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
3. 3.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) breaking it into parts (c) giving up at once (d) repeating the same try
4. 4.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
5. 5.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or choose the best idea? (a) try it out (b) choose the best idea
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) giving up at once (c) trying again (d) panicking
7. 7.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
8. 8.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or think of ideas? (a) say what is wrong (b) think of ideas
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) ignoring the problem (c) repeating the same try (d) blaming others
11. 11.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) ignoring the problem (c) asking for help (d) breaking it into parts
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) panicking (c) repeating the same try (d) drawing a diagram
13. 13.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
14. 14.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
15. 15.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
18. 18.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) guessing wildly (c) breaking it into parts (d) making a list
20. 20.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
21. 21.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
23. 23.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to waste time (c) to confuse people (d) to find the best one
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or see if it helped? (a) understand the problem (b) see if it helped
25. 25.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or check if it worked? (a) list possible fixes (b) check if it worked
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) repeating the same try (c) asking for help (d) giving up at once
27. 27.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or say what is wrong? (a) list possible fixes (b) say what is wrong
28. 28.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) giving up at once (c) guessing wildly (d) trying again
29. 29.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
30. 30.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) kick the cycle (b) look at what is wrong (c) stop cycling (d) buy a new cycle
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) staying calm (c) giving up at once (d) breaking it into parts
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) asking for help (c) blaming others (d) drawing a diagram
33. 33.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) hide it (c) try another idea (d) blame the tools
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or understand the problem? (a) pick one plan (b) understand the problem
35. 35.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) blaming others (c) giving up at once (d) staying calm
36. 36.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
37. 37.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) breaking it into parts (c) guessing wildly (d) trying again
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or put the plan to work? (a) choose the best idea (b) put the plan to work
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or try it out? (a) understand the problem (b) try it out
40. 40.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) give up (b) know what is wrong (c) try any idea (d) blame someone

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