Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 521 · 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.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) asking for help (c) drawing a diagram (d) guessing wildly
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) breaking it into parts (c) trying again (d) asking for help
4. 4.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
6. 6.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) kick the cycle (c) stop cycling (d) look at what is wrong
7. 7.🛠️ 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
8. 8.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
9. 9.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) repeating the same try (c) breaking it into parts (d) staying calm
11. 11.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
12. 12.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) trying again (c) drawing a diagram (d) staying calm
14. 14.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to find the best one (b) no reason (c) to confuse people (d) to waste time
15. 15.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) give up (c) hide it (d) try another idea
16. 16.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) asking for help (c) panicking (d) ignoring the problem
17. 17.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
18. 18.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) staying calm (b) panicking (c) ignoring the problem (d) repeating the same try
19. 19.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
20. 20.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
22. 22.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) ignore it (c) wait for luck (d) split it into parts
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or choose the best idea? (a) say what is wrong (b) choose the best idea
24. 24.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) drawing a diagram (b) ignoring the problem (c) panicking (d) guessing wildly
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) guessing wildly (c) ignoring the problem (d) panicking
26. 26.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) asking for help (c) blaming others (d) staying calm
28. 28.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or understand the problem? (a) check if it worked (b) understand the problem
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or pick one plan? (a) try it out (b) pick one plan
31. 31.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
32. 32.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
33. 33.🛠️ 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
34. 34.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or say what is wrong? (a) choose the best idea (b) say what is wrong
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or pick one plan? (a) put the plan to work (b) pick one plan
38. 38.🛠️ 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
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or check if it worked? (a) think of ideas (b) check if it worked
40. 40.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) breaking it into parts (b) blaming others (c) panicking (d) giving up at once

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