Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 511 · 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.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) give up (b) blame someone (c) try any idea (d) know what is wrong
2. 2.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or think of ideas? (a) try it out (b) think of ideas
3. 3.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or choose the best idea? (a) think of ideas (b) choose the best idea
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) ignoring the problem (c) guessing wildly (d) drawing a diagram
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) asking for help (c) panicking (d) blaming others
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) drawing a diagram (c) making a list (d) asking for help
8. 8.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) staying calm (b) repeating the same try (c) giving up at once (d) blaming others
9. 9.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
10. 10.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) trying again (c) making a list (d) blaming others
12. 12.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) wait for luck (b) split it into parts (c) ignore it (d) cry about it
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
14. 14.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
16. 16.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) panicking (c) ignoring the problem (d) breaking it into parts
22. 22.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
23. 23.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
24. 24.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
25. 25.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or list possible fixes? (a) choose the best idea (b) list possible fixes
26. 26.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) stop cycling (c) kick the cycle (d) look at what is wrong
27. 27.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
28. 28.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) drawing a diagram (b) guessing wildly (c) giving up at once (d) blaming others
31. 31.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) trying again (c) ignoring the problem (d) repeating the same try
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) panicking (c) trying again (d) repeating the same try
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.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to waste time (b) no reason (c) to confuse people (d) to find the best one
35. 35.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) breaking it into parts (c) drawing a diagram (d) repeating the same try
36. 36.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) asking for help (c) breaking it into parts (d) giving up at once
38. 38.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
39. 39.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) repeating the same try (c) guessing wildly (d) staying calm

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