Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 505 · 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 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
2. 2.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) give up (b) blame someone (c) try any idea (d) know what is wrong
3. 3.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
5. 5.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) blaming others (c) giving up at once (d) ignoring the problem
7. 7.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
8. 8.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or think of ideas? (a) choose the best idea (b) think of ideas
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) staying calm (c) guessing wildly (d) asking for help
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or think of ideas? (a) try it out (b) think of ideas
12. 12.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) ignoring the problem (c) trying again (d) panicking
13. 13.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
14. 14.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) split it into parts (c) ignore it (d) wait for luck
15. 15.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) repeating the same try (c) giving up at once (d) blaming others
17. 17.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
18. 18.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
19. 19.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or try it out? (a) understand the problem (b) try it out
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) making a list (c) asking for help (d) blaming others
23. 23.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) giving up at once (c) breaking it into parts (d) staying calm
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) giving up at once (c) repeating the same try (d) ignoring the problem
26. 26.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) ignoring the problem (c) asking for help (d) breaking it into parts
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or think of ideas? (a) pick one plan (b) think of ideas
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or list possible fixes? (a) try it out (b) list possible fixes
30. 30.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
31. 31.🚲 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
32. 32.🛠️ 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) panicking (c) drawing a diagram (d) asking for help
34. 34.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) blame the tools (c) try another idea (d) hide it
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or say what is wrong? (a) see if it helped (b) say what is wrong
36. 36.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
37. 37.🛠️ 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
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or check if it worked? (a) understand the problem (b) check if it worked
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or try it out? (a) pick one plan (b) try it out
40. 40.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False

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