Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 439 · 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: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
3. 3.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) repeating the same try (c) giving up at once (d) breaking it into parts
4. 4.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
6. 6.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) repeating the same try (c) staying calm (d) drawing a diagram
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.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) give up (b) blame someone (c) know what is wrong (d) try any idea
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) making a list (c) repeating the same try (d) guessing wildly
10. 10.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) stop cycling (c) kick the cycle (d) look at what is wrong
12. 12.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) ignoring the problem (c) making a list (d) panicking
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
14. 14.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
15. 15.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
16. 16.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) panicking (c) drawing a diagram (d) guessing wildly
18. 18.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
19. 19.🛠️ 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
20. 20.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) drawing a diagram (c) guessing wildly (d) asking for help
22. 22.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) blaming others (c) breaking it into parts (d) staying calm
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or put the plan to work? (a) think of ideas (b) put the plan to work
25. 25.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or say what is wrong? (a) choose the best idea (b) say what is wrong
26. 26.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) panicking (c) guessing wildly (d) blaming others
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) panicking (c) making a list (d) staying calm
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or list possible fixes? (a) check if it worked (b) list possible fixes
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or check if it worked? (a) put the plan to work (b) check if it worked
31. 31.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to waste time (b) to confuse people (c) no reason (d) to find the best one
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or choose the best idea? (a) think of ideas (b) choose the best idea
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) ignoring the problem (c) breaking it into parts (d) making a list
34. 34.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
35. 35.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) trying again (b) giving up at once (c) ignoring the problem (d) repeating the same try
36. 36.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or pick one plan? (a) understand the problem (b) pick one plan
38. 38.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) wait for luck (c) split it into parts (d) ignore it
39. 39.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
40. 40.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True

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