Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 509 · 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: understand the problem or think of ideas? (a) understand the problem (b) think of ideas
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
4. 4.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) ignore it (c) split it into parts (d) wait for luck
5. 5.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) staying calm (c) giving up at once (d) making a list
8. 8.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) guessing wildly (b) asking for help (c) drawing a diagram (d) breaking it into parts
9. 9.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) making a list (b) guessing wildly (c) panicking (d) blaming others
10. 10.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) know what is wrong (c) try any idea (d) give up
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or pick one plan? (a) understand the problem (b) pick one plan
12. 12.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) asking for help (c) blaming others (d) trying again
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
14. 14.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
15. 15.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
16. 16.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to find the best one (b) to waste time (c) no reason (d) to confuse people
17. 17.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) guessing wildly (c) trying again (d) ignoring the problem
18. 18.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) breaking it into parts (c) blaming others (d) guessing wildly
19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or put the plan to work? (a) see if it helped (b) put the plan to work
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) making a list (c) asking for help (d) guessing wildly
21. 21.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) panicking (c) drawing a diagram (d) staying calm
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) panicking (c) guessing wildly (d) ignoring the problem
26. 26.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
27. 27.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) drawing a diagram (b) repeating the same try (c) guessing wildly (d) ignoring the problem
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) ignoring the problem (c) blaming others (d) staying calm
29. 29.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) asking for help (c) breaking it into parts (d) repeating the same try
30. 30.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or understand the problem? (a) pick one plan (b) understand the problem
32. 32.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or choose the best idea? (a) try it out (b) choose the best idea
35. 35.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
37. 37.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
38. 38.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
40. 40.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) staying calm (b) repeating the same try (c) ignoring the problem (d) blaming others

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