Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 53 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) guessing wildly (c) trying again (d) staying calm
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
4. 4.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
5. 5.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) repeating the same try (c) guessing wildly (d) blaming others
8. 8.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or understand the problem? (a) think of ideas (b) understand the problem
9. 9.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) repeating the same try (c) ignoring the problem (d) blaming others
11. 11.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) ignoring the problem (c) making a list (d) panicking
12. 12.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
13. 13.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) ignoring the problem (b) trying again (c) asking for help (d) breaking it into parts
14. 14.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
15. 15.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) hide it (c) try another idea (d) blame the tools
16. 16.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
17. 17.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or say what is wrong? (a) list possible fixes (b) say what is wrong
18. 18.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) repeating the same try (c) panicking (d) making a list
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.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) wait for luck (b) ignore it (c) cry about it (d) split it into parts
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
24. 24.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) repeating the same try (c) ignoring the problem (d) giving up at once
26. 26.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
27. 27.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
28. 28.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
29. 29.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
30. 30.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
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.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
33. 33.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or think of ideas? (a) pick one plan (b) think of ideas
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) trying again (c) breaking it into parts (d) ignoring the problem
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) ignoring the problem (c) guessing wildly (d) drawing a diagram
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) trying again (c) repeating the same try (d) making a list
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) making a list (c) giving up at once (d) staying calm

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