Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 503 · 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) staying calm (c) giving up at once (d) panicking
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
3. 3.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or put the plan to work? (a) pick one plan (b) put the plan to work
4. 4.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) panicking (c) drawing a diagram (d) staying calm
5. 5.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) making a list (c) giving up at once (d) panicking
7. 7.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or say what is wrong? (a) pick one plan (b) say what is wrong
8. 8.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
9. 9.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
10. 10.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or try it out? (a) choose the best idea (b) try it out
11. 11.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
12. 12.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or see if it helped? (a) list possible fixes (b) see if it helped
13. 13.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
15. 15.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or understand the problem? (a) pick one plan (b) understand the problem
17. 17.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) staying calm (c) guessing wildly (d) breaking it into parts
18. 18.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
20. 20.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) breaking it into parts (c) staying calm (d) panicking
22. 22.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) giving up at once (c) panicking (d) blaming others
24. 24.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
25. 25.🚲 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
26. 26.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) staying calm (c) trying again (d) giving up at once
27. 27.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) drawing a diagram (c) ignoring the problem (d) asking for help
28. 28.🛠️ 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
29. 29.🛠️ 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
30. 30.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
31. 31.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) breaking it into parts (c) guessing wildly (d) ignoring the problem
32. 32.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) breaking it into parts (c) making a list (d) blaming others
33. 33.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) know what is wrong (c) try any idea (d) give up
34. 34.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
35. 35.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) trying again (c) ignoring the problem (d) panicking
36. 36.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
37. 37.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) drawing a diagram (c) breaking it into parts (d) repeating the same try
38. 38.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🛠️ 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
40. 40.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) to waste time (c) no reason (d) to find the best one

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