Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 515 · 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.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to waste time (b) to confuse people (c) to find the best one (d) no reason
2. 2.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
3. 3.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) know what is wrong (b) blame someone (c) give up (d) try any idea
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) staying calm (c) drawing a diagram (d) breaking it into parts
6. 6.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or pick one plan? (a) check if it worked (b) pick one plan
7. 7.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
8. 8.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or list possible fixes? (a) put the plan to work (b) list possible fixes
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) repeating the same try (c) guessing wildly (d) giving up at once
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or try it out? (a) list possible fixes (b) try it out
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) drawing a diagram (c) blaming others (d) panicking
13. 13.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) trying again (c) giving up at once (d) panicking
16. 16.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
19. 19.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
22. 22.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) asking for help (c) panicking (d) drawing a diagram
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or choose the best idea? (a) list possible fixes (b) choose the best idea
24. 24.🛠️ 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
25. 25.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) repeating the same try (c) guessing wildly (d) asking for help
27. 27.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
28. 28.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) try another idea (c) hide it (d) blame the tools
29. 29.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
30. 30.🛠️ 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
31. 31.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
33. 33.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) stop cycling (b) kick the cycle (c) buy a new cycle (d) look at what is wrong
34. 34.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) guessing wildly (c) drawing a diagram (d) breaking it into parts
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or choose the best idea? (a) put the plan to work (b) choose the best idea
36. 36.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) making a list (c) blaming others (d) breaking it into parts
37. 37.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) making a list (b) blaming others (c) ignoring the problem (d) repeating the same try
38. 38.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) ignoring the problem (c) trying again (d) drawing a diagram
39. 39.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) giving up at once (c) repeating the same try (d) panicking

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