Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 520 · 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.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or understand the problem? (a) think of ideas (b) understand the problem
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
4. 4.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or understand the problem? (a) try it out (b) understand the problem
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) drawing a diagram (c) panicking (d) giving up at once
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
7. 7.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to find the best one (c) to confuse people (d) to waste time
9. 9.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) try another idea (c) give up (d) hide it
10. 10.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) repeating the same try (c) drawing a diagram (d) trying again
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or put the plan to work? (a) list possible fixes (b) put the plan to work
12. 12.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or see if it helped? (a) think of ideas (b) see if it helped
13. 13.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) kick the cycle (b) look at what is wrong (c) stop cycling (d) buy a new cycle
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or think of ideas? (a) understand the problem (b) think of ideas
15. 15.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
16. 16.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) give up (c) know what is wrong (d) blame someone
17. 17.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or say what is wrong? (a) check if it worked (b) say what is wrong
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) giving up at once (c) staying calm (d) guessing wildly
19. 19.🛠️ 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
20. 20.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
22. 22.🛠️ 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
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or understand the problem? (a) put the plan to work (b) understand the problem
24. 24.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) asking for help (c) panicking (d) repeating the same try
28. 28.🛠️ 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
29. 29.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
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.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or understand the problem? (a) see if it helped (b) understand the problem
32. 32.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
33. 33.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) staying calm (c) repeating the same try (d) giving up at once
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) giving up at once (c) making a list (d) panicking
35. 35.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
37. 37.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) guessing wildly (c) giving up at once (d) drawing a diagram
38. 38.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) panicking (c) breaking it into parts (d) asking for help
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or think of ideas? (a) say what is wrong (b) think of ideas
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) staying calm (c) asking for help (d) guessing wildly

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