Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 492 · 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: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
2. 2.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) breaking it into parts (c) giving up at once (d) panicking
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
4. 4.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) repeating the same try (c) giving up at once (d) drawing a diagram
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) repeating the same try (c) giving up at once (d) staying calm
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) staying calm (c) trying again (d) drawing a diagram
11. 11.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
12. 12.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
13. 13.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or list possible fixes? (a) try it out (b) list possible fixes
15. 15.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) guessing wildly (b) making a list (c) staying calm (d) breaking it into parts
17. 17.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
18. 18.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
21. 21.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) try another idea (c) hide it (d) blame the tools
22. 22.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
23. 23.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
24. 24.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) ignore it (b) cry about it (c) split it into parts (d) wait for luck
25. 25.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) giving up at once (c) trying again (d) blaming others
26. 26.🚲 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
27. 27.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or choose the best idea? (a) try it out (b) choose the best idea
29. 29.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
30. 30.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) panicking (c) drawing a diagram (d) giving up at once
32. 32.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
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
34. 34.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or choose the best idea? (a) understand the problem (b) choose the best idea
36. 36.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) panicking (b) staying calm (c) asking for help (d) drawing a diagram
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) giving up at once (c) trying again (d) breaking it into parts
38. 38.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
39. 39.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) breaking it into parts (c) ignoring the problem (d) giving up at once

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