Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 447 · 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 of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) giving up at once (c) asking for help (d) guessing wildly
2. 2.🛠️ 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
3. 3.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or list possible fixes? (a) put the plan to work (b) list possible fixes
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) asking for help (c) giving up at once (d) ignoring the problem
5. 5.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
6. 6.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) blame the tools (c) try another idea (d) give up
7. 7.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
8. 8.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
9. 9.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) blaming others (c) asking for help (d) drawing a diagram
11. 11.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) drawing a diagram (c) blaming others (d) trying again
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) making a list (c) asking for help (d) ignoring the problem
13. 13.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or try it out? (a) say what is wrong (b) try it out
14. 14.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) panicking (c) breaking it into parts (d) drawing a diagram
15. 15.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
16. 16.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
17. 17.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
18. 18.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or put the plan to work? (a) check if it worked (b) put the plan to work
19. 19.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) repeating the same try (c) making a list (d) panicking
21. 21.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to find the best one (b) to confuse people (c) no reason (d) to waste time
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) ignoring the problem (c) giving up at once (d) trying again
23. 23.🛠️ 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
24. 24.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) ignoring the problem (c) panicking (d) making a list
25. 25.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
26. 26.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) give up (b) try any idea (c) know what is wrong (d) blame someone
27. 27.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or list possible fixes? (a) say what is wrong (b) list possible fixes
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) panicking (c) drawing a diagram (d) staying calm
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or understand the problem? (a) check if it worked (b) understand the problem
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or choose the best idea? (a) list possible fixes (b) choose the best idea
31. 31.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or see if it helped? (a) pick one plan (b) see if it helped
33. 33.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) split it into parts (b) wait for luck (c) cry about it (d) ignore it
34. 34.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) giving up at once (b) drawing a diagram (c) making a list (d) breaking it into parts
37. 37.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
38. 38.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) giving up at once (c) staying calm (d) panicking
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or choose the best idea? (a) try it out (b) choose the best idea
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped

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