Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 531 · 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: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
3. 3.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) blame the tools (c) hide it (d) try another idea
4. 4.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or pick one plan? (a) try it out (b) pick one plan
5. 5.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
6. 6.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) blaming others (b) trying again (c) breaking it into parts (d) making a list
7. 7.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
8. 8.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) making a list (c) blaming others (d) guessing wildly
11. 11.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) breaking it into parts (c) panicking (d) making a list
12. 12.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
13. 13.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
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) staying calm (c) making a list (d) repeating the same try
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
17. 17.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
19. 19.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
20. 20.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or check if it worked? (a) think of ideas (b) check if it worked
21. 21.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
22. 22.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
23. 23.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) breaking it into parts (c) asking for help (d) giving up at once
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or think of ideas? (a) pick one plan (b) think of ideas
25. 25.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
27. 27.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
29. 29.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) split it into parts (b) cry about it (c) wait for luck (d) ignore it
30. 30.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) blame someone (c) give up (d) know what is wrong
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or list possible fixes? (a) check if it worked (b) list possible fixes
32. 32.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) no reason (c) to find the best one (d) to waste time
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or check if it worked? (a) pick one plan (b) check if it worked
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) guessing wildly (c) making a list (d) panicking
36. 36.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or think of ideas? (a) try it out (b) think of ideas
38. 38.🛠️ 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
39. 39.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
40. 40.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) blaming others (c) drawing a diagram (d) guessing wildly

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