Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 522 · 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.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) give up (c) try any idea (d) know what is wrong
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
4. 4.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
6. 6.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) panicking (c) guessing wildly (d) blaming others
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) asking for help (c) drawing a diagram (d) repeating the same try
9. 9.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) ignoring the problem (c) breaking it into parts (d) trying again
10. 10.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or list possible fixes? (a) pick one plan (b) list possible fixes
11. 11.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) repeating the same try (c) panicking (d) making a list
13. 13.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or try it out? (a) choose the best idea (b) try it out
14. 14.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) asking for help (c) guessing wildly (d) trying again
16. 16.🛠️ 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
17. 17.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
19. 19.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🛠️ 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
21. 21.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) split it into parts (b) ignore it (c) wait for luck (d) cry about it
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) staying calm (c) breaking it into parts (d) ignoring the problem
23. 23.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) blaming others (b) staying calm (c) breaking it into parts (d) making a list
24. 24.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
25. 25.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or try it out? (a) understand the problem (b) try it out
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or try it out? (a) list possible fixes (b) try it out
27. 27.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) blaming others (c) breaking it into parts (d) ignoring the problem
28. 28.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) kick the cycle (b) look at what is wrong (c) buy a new cycle (d) stop cycling
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
30. 30.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
31. 31.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
32. 32.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) panicking (c) blaming others (d) ignoring the problem
34. 34.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) trying again (c) panicking (d) ignoring the problem
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or understand the problem? (a) pick one plan (b) understand the problem
36. 36.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
38. 38.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
39. 39.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) blame the tools (c) try another idea (d) hide it
40. 40.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True

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