Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 472 · 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) asking for help (b) blaming others (c) panicking (d) guessing wildly
2. 2.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or list possible fixes? (a) pick one plan (b) list possible fixes
3. 3.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) breaking it into parts (c) blaming others (d) drawing a diagram
4. 4.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) breaking it into parts (c) guessing wildly (d) making a list
5. 5.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
6. 6.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) repeating the same try (b) making a list (c) staying calm (d) trying again
7. 7.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
9. 9.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) blame someone (c) give up (d) know what is wrong
11. 11.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
12. 12.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
13. 13.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🛠️ 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
15. 15.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) wait for luck (b) split it into parts (c) cry about it (d) ignore it
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or understand the problem? (a) see if it helped (b) understand the problem
17. 17.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
18. 18.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) giving up at once (c) blaming others (d) staying calm
19. 19.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) panicking (b) trying again (c) asking for help (d) breaking it into parts
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) asking for help (c) drawing a diagram (d) making a list
21. 21.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) breaking it into parts (b) ignoring the problem (c) giving up at once (d) panicking
22. 22.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
23. 23.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
25. 25.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) asking for help (c) guessing wildly (d) breaking it into parts
27. 27.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) try another idea (c) blame the tools (d) give up
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) guessing wildly (c) panicking (d) blaming others
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) asking for help (c) guessing wildly (d) blaming others
30. 30.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to waste time (c) to find the best one (d) to confuse people
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
33. 33.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
34. 34.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
35. 35.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
36. 36.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
38. 38.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) drawing a diagram (c) panicking (d) giving up at once
40. 40.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2

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