Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 538 · 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: think of ideas or pick one plan? (a) think of ideas (b) pick one plan
2. 2.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) try another idea (b) blame the tools (c) give up (d) hide it
3. 3.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
4. 4.🛠️ 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) breaking it into parts (c) giving up at once (d) making a list
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
7. 7.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) look at what is wrong (b) stop cycling (c) buy a new cycle (d) kick the cycle
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) making a list (c) breaking it into parts (d) guessing wildly
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) trying again (c) asking for help (d) blaming others
10. 10.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) ignoring the problem (c) panicking (d) drawing a diagram
11. 11.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) give up (b) know what is wrong (c) try any idea (d) blame someone
12. 12.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or understand the problem? (a) list possible fixes (b) understand the problem
13. 13.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or think of ideas? (a) choose the best idea (b) think of ideas
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) guessing wildly (c) giving up at once (d) asking for help
15. 15.🛠️ 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
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or pick one plan? (a) say what is wrong (b) pick one plan
17. 17.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) asking for help (b) giving up at once (c) repeating the same try (d) panicking
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
19. 19.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) trying again (c) repeating the same try (d) breaking it into parts
22. 22.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or see if it helped? (a) list possible fixes (b) see if it helped
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or try it out? (a) choose the best idea (b) try it out
24. 24.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
25. 25.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or list possible fixes? (a) try it out (b) list possible fixes
26. 26.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) panicking (c) drawing a diagram (d) breaking it into parts
27. 27.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) making a list (b) repeating the same try (c) panicking (d) giving up at once
28. 28.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or see if it helped? (a) say what is wrong (b) see if it helped
30. 30.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or choose the best idea? (a) list possible fixes (b) choose the best idea
33. 33.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
35. 35.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
36. 36.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or put the plan to work? (a) pick one plan (b) put the plan to work
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or check if it worked? (a) understand the problem (b) check if it worked
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) blaming others (c) giving up at once (d) guessing wildly
39. 39.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
40. 40.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False

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