Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 486 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) giving up at once (c) asking for help (d) panicking
2. 2.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
3. 3.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
5. 5.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) breaking it into parts (c) repeating the same try (d) guessing wildly
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.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
9. 9.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) repeating the same try (b) making a list (c) staying calm (d) asking for help
10. 10.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or check if it worked? (a) understand the problem (b) check if it worked
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) breaking it into parts (c) staying calm (d) repeating the same try
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) staying calm (c) guessing wildly (d) breaking it into parts
13. 13.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
14. 14.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
15. 15.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or choose the best idea? (a) see if it helped (b) choose the best idea
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) making a list (c) staying calm (d) breaking it into parts
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.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) drawing a diagram (c) giving up at once (d) trying again
20. 20.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) asking for help (c) blaming others (d) drawing a diagram
21. 21.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) split it into parts (c) ignore it (d) wait for luck
22. 22.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) ignoring the problem (b) trying again (c) asking for help (d) making a list
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or choose the best idea? (a) try it out (b) choose the best idea
24. 24.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to find the best one (b) to waste time (c) no reason (d) to confuse people
26. 26.🛠️ 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
27. 27.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or understand the problem? (a) try it out (b) understand the problem
30. 30.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) panicking (c) staying calm (d) asking for help
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.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) ignoring the problem (c) giving up at once (d) asking for help
33. 33.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) giving up at once (c) panicking (d) breaking it into parts
34. 34.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
35. 35.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
37. 37.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
38. 38.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) making a list (c) giving up at once (d) breaking it into parts
40. 40.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True

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