Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 443 · 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.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or think of ideas? (a) check if it worked (b) think of ideas
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) blaming others (c) making a list (d) asking for help
3. 3.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) guessing wildly (c) drawing a diagram (d) panicking
4. 4.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) blaming others (c) giving up at once (d) making a list
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) drawing a diagram (c) breaking it into parts (d) ignoring the problem
8. 8.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or pick one plan? (a) think of ideas (b) pick one plan
9. 9.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
10. 10.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
11. 11.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) know what is wrong (b) blame someone (c) try any idea (d) give up
12. 12.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) blaming others (b) drawing a diagram (c) breaking it into parts (d) asking for help
13. 13.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or put the plan to work? (a) pick one plan (b) put the plan to work
14. 14.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) giving up at once (c) panicking (d) blaming others
16. 16.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) breaking it into parts (c) guessing wildly (d) drawing a diagram
17. 17.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
18. 18.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
20. 20.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
21. 21.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
23. 23.🛠️ 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
24. 24.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) giving up at once (c) trying again (d) blaming others
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) making a list (c) staying calm (d) guessing wildly
26. 26.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
27. 27.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) wait for luck (b) ignore it (c) cry about it (d) split it into parts
29. 29.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) kick the cycle (c) look at what is wrong (d) stop cycling
30. 30.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🛠️ 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
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or pick one plan? (a) understand the problem (b) pick one plan
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or see if it helped? (a) list possible fixes (b) see if it helped
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or see if it helped? (a) put the plan to work (b) see if it helped
35. 35.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
36. 36.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or think of ideas? (a) try it out (b) think of ideas
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) asking for help (c) staying calm (d) giving up at once
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.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or list possible fixes? (a) check if it worked (b) list possible fixes

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