Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 450 · 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: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) making a list (c) repeating the same try (d) guessing wildly
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) ignoring the problem (c) repeating the same try (d) guessing wildly
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) asking for help (c) making a list (d) staying calm
6. 6.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) hide it (c) try another idea (d) give up
7. 7.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) asking for help (c) breaking it into parts (d) panicking
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
9. 9.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) repeating the same try (c) making a list (d) asking for help
11. 11.🛠️ 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
12. 12.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) giving up at once (c) asking for help (d) staying calm
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
15. 15.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or understand the problem? (a) try it out (b) understand the problem
16. 16.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) giving up at once (c) guessing wildly (d) drawing a diagram
17. 17.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
18. 18.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or understand the problem? (a) check if it worked (b) understand the problem
20. 20.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) repeating the same try (b) making a list (c) breaking it into parts (d) trying again
22. 22.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or choose the best idea? (a) see if it helped (b) choose the best idea
23. 23.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) to waste time (c) no reason (d) to find the best one
24. 24.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) guessing wildly (c) making a list (d) asking for help
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) staying calm (c) asking for help (d) breaking it into parts
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
27. 27.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or list possible fixes? (a) choose the best idea (b) list possible fixes
28. 28.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) ignoring the problem (c) breaking it into parts (d) making a list
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 problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
31. 31.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
33. 33.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) wait for luck (c) split it into parts (d) ignore it
34. 34.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or pick one plan? (a) see if it helped (b) pick one plan
36. 36.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or pick one plan? (a) put the plan to work (b) pick one plan
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) repeating the same try (c) panicking (d) blaming others
39. 39.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 4

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