Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 524 · 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: put the plan to work or choose the best idea? (a) put the plan to work (b) choose the best idea
2. 2.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
3. 3.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) guessing wildly (c) trying again (d) panicking
4. 4.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) trying again (c) asking for help (d) breaking it into parts
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) blaming others (c) guessing wildly (d) giving up at once
7. 7.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
8. 8.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
9. 9.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
10. 10.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) ignore it (b) wait for luck (c) split it into parts (d) cry about it
11. 11.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
12. 12.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) staying calm (c) trying again (d) blaming others
14. 14.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
15. 15.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) trying again (c) guessing wildly (d) drawing a diagram
16. 16.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
17. 17.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) asking for help (c) panicking (d) making a list
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
19. 19.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) blame the tools (c) hide it (d) try another idea
20. 20.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
21. 21.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
22. 22.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or put the plan to work? (a) choose the best idea (b) put the plan to work
23. 23.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) give up (c) blame someone (d) know what is wrong
25. 25.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or list possible fixes? (a) understand the problem (b) list possible fixes
26. 26.🛠️ 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
27. 27.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) staying calm (c) trying again (d) giving up at once
29. 29.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
30. 30.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) ignoring the problem (c) making a list (d) trying again
31. 31.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
33. 33.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or choose the best idea? (a) understand the problem (b) choose the best idea
35. 35.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
38. 38.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) panicking (c) repeating the same try (d) giving up at once
40. 40.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) drawing a diagram (c) giving up at once (d) breaking it into parts

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