Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 534 · 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: try it out or understand the problem? (a) try it out (b) understand the problem
2. 2.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or pick one plan? (a) list possible fixes (b) pick one plan
3. 3.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) panicking (c) making a list (d) ignoring the problem
4. 4.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
5. 5.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) asking for help (c) panicking (d) trying again
6. 6.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) hide it (c) give up (d) try another idea
7. 7.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
8. 8.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or put the plan to work? (a) check if it worked (b) put the plan to work
9. 9.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) breaking it into parts (c) guessing wildly (d) repeating the same try
11. 11.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
12. 12.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
13. 13.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) know what is wrong (c) give up (d) try any idea
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or pick one plan? (a) see if it helped (b) pick one plan
15. 15.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or see if it helped? (a) put the plan to work (b) see if it helped
17. 17.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) drawing a diagram (c) breaking it into parts (d) repeating the same try
18. 18.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or try it out? (a) understand the problem (b) try it out
19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or understand the problem? (a) pick one plan (b) understand the problem
20. 20.🚲 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
21. 21.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) split it into parts (c) ignore it (d) wait for luck
22. 22.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or list possible fixes? (a) try it out (b) list possible fixes
25. 25.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) blaming others (c) guessing wildly (d) drawing a diagram
27. 27.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or check if it worked? (a) choose the best idea (b) check if it worked
30. 30.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) ignoring the problem (c) breaking it into parts (d) giving up at once
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) trying again (c) blaming others (d) panicking
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
34. 34.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) panicking (c) breaking it into parts (d) asking for help
36. 36.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) asking for help (b) blaming others (c) panicking (d) giving up at once
37. 37.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
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.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or say what is wrong? (a) put the plan to work (b) say what is wrong
40. 40.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True

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