Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 507 · 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: pick one plan? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) blaming others (c) repeating the same try (d) ignoring the problem
3. 3.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
4. 4.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) give up (c) blame someone (d) know what is wrong
5. 5.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to find the best one (b) to waste time (c) to confuse people (d) no reason
6. 6.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
7. 7.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) blame the tools (c) hide it (d) try another idea
8. 8.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) drawing a diagram (b) guessing wildly (c) ignoring the problem (d) repeating the same try
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or understand the problem? (a) list possible fixes (b) understand the problem
10. 10.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) ignore it (b) split it into parts (c) wait for luck (d) cry about it
12. 12.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) repeating the same try (c) ignoring the problem (d) trying again
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or check if it worked? (a) think of ideas (b) check if it worked
15. 15.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
16. 16.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
18. 18.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) kick the cycle (b) look at what is wrong (c) buy a new cycle (d) stop cycling
19. 19.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or check if it worked? (a) pick one plan (b) check if it worked
21. 21.🛠️ 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
22. 22.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
23. 23.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) asking for help (c) guessing wildly (d) making a list
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) breaking it into parts (c) giving up at once (d) asking for help
26. 26.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
27. 27.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or understand the problem? (a) pick one plan (b) understand the problem
29. 29.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) asking for help (c) drawing a diagram (d) breaking it into parts
31. 31.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) breaking it into parts (c) giving up at once (d) making a list
32. 32.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or pick one plan? (a) see if it helped (b) pick one plan
34. 34.🛠️ 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
35. 35.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
38. 38.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
39. 39.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or put the plan to work? (a) check if it worked (b) put the plan to work

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