Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

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

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