Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 485 · 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: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) panicking (c) giving up at once (d) staying calm
3. 3.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) try another idea (b) hide it (c) give up (d) blame the tools
4. 4.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or list possible fixes? (a) try it out (b) list possible fixes
6. 6.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or see if it helped? (a) understand the problem (b) see if it helped
7. 7.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to find the best one (b) to waste time (c) to confuse people (d) no reason
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) staying calm (c) asking for help (d) ignoring the problem
10. 10.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or say what is wrong? (a) think of ideas (b) say what is wrong
12. 12.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or see if it helped? (a) say what is wrong (b) see if it helped
14. 14.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or list possible fixes? (a) choose the best idea (b) list possible fixes
17. 17.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) breaking it into parts (b) ignoring the problem (c) giving up at once (d) repeating the same try
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or pick one plan? (a) understand the problem (b) pick one plan
20. 20.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) wait for luck (c) split it into parts (d) ignore it
21. 21.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
22. 22.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
23. 23.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
25. 25.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) making a list (c) asking for help (d) giving up at once
27. 27.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or see if it helped? (a) list possible fixes (b) see if it helped
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or try it out? (a) choose the best idea (b) try it out
29. 29.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) try any idea (c) know what is wrong (d) give up
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) breaking it into parts (c) drawing a diagram (d) asking for help
31. 31.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or see if it helped? (a) choose the best idea (b) see if it helped
33. 33.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) blaming others (c) giving up at once (d) guessing wildly
35. 35.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) making a list (c) blaming others (d) drawing a diagram
36. 36.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or try it out? (a) pick one plan (b) try it out
37. 37.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or check if it worked? (a) think of ideas (b) check if it worked
39. 39.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) drawing a diagram (c) repeating the same try (d) breaking it into parts
40. 40.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 1

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