Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 537 · 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 problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
2. 2.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
4. 4.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
6. 6.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) give up (c) try any idea (d) know what is wrong
7. 7.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
9. 9.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) breaking it into parts (c) trying again (d) panicking
10. 10.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) asking for help (c) panicking (d) guessing wildly
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or check if it worked? (a) pick one plan (b) check if it worked
12. 12.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) ignoring the problem (c) making a list (d) blaming others
14. 14.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
15. 15.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) wait for luck (c) ignore it (d) split it into parts
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or understand the problem? (a) try it out (b) understand the problem
17. 17.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
18. 18.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) giving up at once (b) trying again (c) staying calm (d) drawing a diagram
19. 19.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
20. 20.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) guessing wildly (b) making a list (c) staying calm (d) trying again
21. 21.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) panicking (c) guessing wildly (d) breaking it into parts
22. 22.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
23. 23.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) making a list (c) giving up at once (d) panicking
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) asking for help (c) ignoring the problem (d) drawing a diagram
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) guessing wildly (c) trying again (d) giving up at once
26. 26.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) ignoring the problem (c) guessing wildly (d) staying calm
27. 27.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) making a list (c) asking for help (d) ignoring the problem
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) breaking it into parts (c) ignoring the problem (d) panicking
29. 29.🛠️ 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
30. 30.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) drawing a diagram (c) repeating the same try (d) giving up at once
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) panicking (c) trying again (d) staying calm
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or put the plan to work? (a) see if it helped (b) put the plan to work
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
34. 34.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
35. 35.🛠️ 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
36. 36.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or list possible fixes? (a) try it out (b) list possible fixes
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or say what is wrong? (a) think of ideas (b) say what is wrong
39. 39.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) ignoring the problem (c) blaming others (d) trying again
40. 40.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False

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