Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 441 · 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.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
2. 2.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🛠️ 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
4. 4.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
5. 5.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to find the best one (b) no reason (c) to confuse people (d) to waste time
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
7. 7.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or say what is wrong? (a) list possible fixes (b) say what is wrong
8. 8.🛠️ 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) blaming others (c) staying calm (d) making a list
10. 10.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) blaming others (c) staying calm (d) repeating the same try
11. 11.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) giving up at once (c) trying again (d) repeating the same try
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) staying calm (c) drawing a diagram (d) trying again
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) asking for help (c) drawing a diagram (d) breaking it into parts
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) guessing wildly (c) making a list (d) blaming others
16. 16.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) blaming others (c) guessing wildly (d) drawing a diagram
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) guessing wildly (c) breaking it into parts (d) blaming others
18. 18.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) kick the cycle (b) stop cycling (c) buy a new cycle (d) look at what is wrong
19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or try it out? (a) pick one plan (b) try it out
20. 20.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) trying again (c) making a list (d) ignoring the problem
25. 25.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
26. 26.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) guessing wildly (c) asking for help (d) giving up at once
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or list possible fixes? (a) try it out (b) list possible fixes
29. 29.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
30. 30.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) repeating the same try (c) asking for help (d) trying again
31. 31.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
33. 33.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
34. 34.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🛠️ 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
36. 36.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) know what is wrong (c) give up (d) try any idea
37. 37.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
38. 38.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) guessing wildly (c) giving up at once (d) making a list
39. 39.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
40. 40.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it

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