Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 528 · 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: list possible fixes or check if it worked? (a) list possible fixes (b) check if it worked
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
3. 3.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) asking for help (c) ignoring the problem (d) repeating the same try
4. 4.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to confuse people (c) to find the best one (d) to waste time
5. 5.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) breaking it into parts (c) blaming others (d) giving up at once
6. 6.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) look at what is wrong (b) kick the cycle (c) stop cycling (d) buy a new cycle
7. 7.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) making a list (c) breaking it into parts (d) panicking
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or understand the problem? (a) pick one plan (b) understand the problem
10. 10.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) repeating the same try (c) breaking it into parts (d) giving up at once
12. 12.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
13. 13.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or try it out? (a) understand the problem (b) try it out
14. 14.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
15. 15.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) give up (c) blame someone (d) know what is wrong
16. 16.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
17. 17.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) blaming others (c) drawing a diagram (d) staying calm
18. 18.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) give up (c) hide it (d) try another idea
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) repeating the same try (c) trying again (d) drawing a diagram
20. 20.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
21. 21.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
22. 22.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or say what is wrong? (a) see if it helped (b) say what is wrong
23. 23.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) asking for help (c) staying calm (d) giving up at once
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) panicking (c) drawing a diagram (d) ignoring the problem
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) ignoring the problem (c) blaming others (d) repeating the same try
26. 26.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
27. 27.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) guessing wildly (b) breaking it into parts (c) drawing a diagram (d) trying again
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or think of ideas? (a) pick one plan (b) think of ideas
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or understand the problem? (a) think of ideas (b) understand the problem
30. 30.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
31. 31.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
32. 32.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
33. 33.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) ignoring the problem (c) drawing a diagram (d) staying calm
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or try it out? (a) choose the best idea (b) try it out
36. 36.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) split it into parts (c) wait for luck (d) ignore it
37. 37.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) panicking (c) making a list (d) giving up at once
38. 38.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
39. 39.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
40. 40.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False

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