Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 483 · 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) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
2. 2.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) try another idea (b) blame the tools (c) give up (d) hide it
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) breaking it into parts (c) repeating the same try (d) drawing a diagram
4. 4.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or understand the problem? (a) try it out (b) understand the problem
5. 5.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
6. 6.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) split it into parts (b) ignore it (c) wait for luck (d) cry about it
7. 7.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
8. 8.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) staying calm (c) panicking (d) guessing wildly
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) giving up at once (c) asking for help (d) staying calm
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or choose the best idea? (a) check if it worked (b) choose the best idea
12. 12.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or list possible fixes? (a) choose the best idea (b) list possible fixes
15. 15.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) blaming others (c) guessing wildly (d) breaking it into parts
17. 17.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
18. 18.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or see if it helped? (a) pick one plan (b) see if it helped
19. 19.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
21. 21.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
22. 22.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) kick the cycle (b) look at what is wrong (c) stop cycling (d) buy a new cycle
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or think of ideas? (a) see if it helped (b) think of ideas
25. 25.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
26. 26.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
27. 27.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) guessing wildly (c) giving up at once (d) trying again
28. 28.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) panicking (b) breaking it into parts (c) trying again (d) drawing a diagram
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or see if it helped? (a) list possible fixes (b) see if it helped
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) blaming others (c) asking for help (d) breaking it into parts
31. 31.🛠️ 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
32. 32.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
33. 33.🛠️ 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
34. 34.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) panicking (c) making a list (d) staying calm
36. 36.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or list possible fixes? (a) pick one plan (b) list possible fixes
37. 37.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
38. 38.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
40. 40.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False

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