Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 489 · 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 problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
2. 2.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) guessing wildly (c) drawing a diagram (d) staying calm
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) making a list (c) staying calm (d) ignoring the problem
4. 4.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) giving up at once (c) ignoring the problem (d) drawing a diagram
5. 5.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or put the plan to work? (a) see if it helped (b) put the plan to work
7. 7.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or list possible fixes? (a) see if it helped (b) list possible fixes
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
9. 9.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
11. 11.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
12. 12.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to waste time (b) to find the best one (c) to confuse people (d) no reason
13. 13.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) asking for help (b) panicking (c) guessing wildly (d) ignoring the problem
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) drawing a diagram (c) repeating the same try (d) giving up at once
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) breaking it into parts (c) drawing a diagram (d) guessing wildly
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.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or understand the problem? (a) try it out (b) understand the problem
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) making a list (c) blaming others (d) giving up at once
20. 20.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) repeating the same try (c) giving up at once (d) panicking
22. 22.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or understand the problem? (a) pick one plan (b) understand the problem
23. 23.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
24. 24.🛠️ 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
25. 25.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
26. 26.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) breaking it into parts (c) asking for help (d) blaming others
27. 27.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) know what is wrong (c) blame someone (d) give up
28. 28.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
30. 30.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) ignore it (b) cry about it (c) split it into parts (d) wait for luck
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) making a list (c) repeating the same try (d) staying calm
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
34. 34.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
35. 35.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or understand the problem? (a) put the plan to work (b) understand the problem
37. 37.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) kick the cycle (b) buy a new cycle (c) stop cycling (d) look at what is wrong
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or put the plan to work? (a) say what is wrong (b) put the plan to work
39. 39.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or pick one plan? (a) see if it helped (b) pick one plan

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