Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 481 · 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: say what is wrong or choose the best idea? (a) say what is wrong (b) choose the best idea
2. 2.🛠️ 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
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
4. 4.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
5. 5.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) repeating the same try (c) drawing a diagram (d) breaking it into parts
7. 7.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
8. 8.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
9. 9.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) giving up at once (c) asking for help (d) repeating the same try
10. 10.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) look at what is wrong (c) stop cycling (d) kick the cycle
12. 12.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or list possible fixes? (a) choose the best idea (b) list possible fixes
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) blaming others (c) trying again (d) making a list
14. 14.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
15. 15.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) drawing a diagram (c) blaming others (d) guessing wildly
16. 16.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
17. 17.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or think of ideas? (a) understand the problem (b) think of ideas
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or check if it worked? (a) choose the best idea (b) check if it worked
20. 20.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or think of ideas? (a) see if it helped (b) think of ideas
21. 21.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) wait for luck (b) cry about it (c) split it into parts (d) ignore it
22. 22.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or choose the best idea? (a) think of ideas (b) choose the best idea
24. 24.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
25. 25.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
26. 26.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
27. 27.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or choose the best idea? (a) list possible fixes (b) choose the best idea
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or choose the best idea? (a) try it out (b) choose the best idea
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or say what is wrong? (a) list possible fixes (b) say what is wrong
30. 30.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
31. 31.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
32. 32.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) try another idea (b) hide it (c) blame the tools (d) give up
33. 33.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
34. 34.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to confuse people (c) to find the best one (d) to waste time
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) staying calm (c) trying again (d) drawing a diagram
36. 36.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) trying again (b) ignoring the problem (c) repeating the same try (d) guessing wildly
37. 37.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or understand the problem? (a) check if it worked (b) understand the problem
39. 39.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) breaking it into parts (c) trying again (d) blaming others
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or list possible fixes? (a) pick one plan (b) list possible fixes

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