Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 491 · 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 of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) panicking (c) guessing wildly (d) making a list
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
3. 3.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) panicking (c) giving up at once (d) breaking it into parts
4. 4.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) breaking it into parts (c) repeating the same try (d) trying again
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) asking for help (c) blaming others (d) panicking
6. 6.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or think of ideas? (a) choose the best idea (b) think of ideas
7. 7.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or try it out? (a) think of ideas (b) try it out
8. 8.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
9. 9.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) look at what is wrong (c) kick the cycle (d) stop cycling
10. 10.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or choose the best idea? (a) put the plan to work (b) choose the best idea
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) asking for help (c) drawing a diagram (d) guessing wildly
12. 12.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
13. 13.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or think of ideas? (a) say what is wrong (b) think of ideas
14. 14.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
15. 15.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or list possible fixes? (a) try it out (b) list possible fixes
16. 16.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
17. 17.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) trying again (c) panicking (d) staying calm
19. 19.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) ignore it (b) wait for luck (c) split it into parts (d) cry about it
20. 20.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) making a list (c) giving up at once (d) breaking it into parts
21. 21.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) staying calm (c) drawing a diagram (d) panicking
22. 22.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
23. 23.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or list possible fixes? (a) understand the problem (b) list possible fixes
25. 25.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
27. 27.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) give up (c) know what is wrong (d) try any idea
28. 28.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) giving up at once (c) ignoring the problem (d) trying again
30. 30.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
31. 31.🛠️ 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
32. 32.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) guessing wildly (c) blaming others (d) drawing a diagram
33. 33.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
34. 34.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) giving up at once (c) asking for help (d) blaming others
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) trying again (c) drawing a diagram (d) ignoring the problem
36. 36.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or check if it worked? (a) put the plan to work (b) check if it worked
37. 37.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🛠️ 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

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