Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 464 · 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: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
3. 3.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) blaming others (c) repeating the same try (d) staying calm
4. 4.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
5. 5.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or pick one plan? (a) see if it helped (b) pick one plan
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) blaming others (c) ignoring the problem (d) panicking
7. 7.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) ignore it (b) split it into parts (c) wait for luck (d) cry about it
9. 9.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
10. 10.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) ignoring the problem (c) guessing wildly (d) making a list
11. 11.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) look at what is wrong (b) stop cycling (c) kick the cycle (d) buy a new cycle
12. 12.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
13. 13.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) breaking it into parts (c) ignoring the problem (d) asking for help
14. 14.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) panicking (b) drawing a diagram (c) trying again (d) staying calm
15. 15.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
16. 16.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
17. 17.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) drawing a diagram (c) ignoring the problem (d) guessing wildly
18. 18.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) give up (c) hide it (d) try another idea
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) repeating the same try (c) staying calm (d) making a list
20. 20.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or say what is wrong? (a) list possible fixes (b) say what is wrong
21. 21.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or pick one plan? (a) think of ideas (b) pick one plan
22. 22.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) blaming others (c) making a list (d) breaking it into parts
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) asking for help (c) breaking it into parts (d) giving up at once
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) trying again (c) guessing wildly (d) ignoring the problem
25. 25.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) repeating the same try (c) giving up at once (d) breaking it into parts
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
27. 27.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or think of ideas? (a) try it out (b) think of ideas
28. 28.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) guessing wildly (c) drawing a diagram (d) breaking it into parts
29. 29.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) blame someone (c) know what is wrong (d) give up
32. 32.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) breaking it into parts (c) giving up at once (d) trying again
34. 34.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) drawing a diagram (c) asking for help (d) panicking
37. 37.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) blaming others (c) drawing a diagram (d) repeating the same try
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) blaming others (c) staying calm (d) giving up at once
40. 40.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it

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