Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 54 · 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.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) kick the cycle (b) buy a new cycle (c) look at what is wrong (d) stop cycling
2. 2.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
5. 5.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) no reason (c) to find the best one (d) to waste time
6. 6.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
7. 7.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
8. 8.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
9. 9.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
10. 10.🛠️ 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
11. 11.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) staying calm (c) breaking it into parts (d) guessing wildly
13. 13.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or understand the problem? (a) check if it worked (b) understand the problem
14. 14.🛠️ 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
15. 15.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) ignoring the problem (b) asking for help (c) making a list (d) drawing a diagram
16. 16.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
17. 17.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) guessing wildly (c) panicking (d) drawing a diagram
19. 19.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
21. 21.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or list possible fixes? (a) put the plan to work (b) list possible fixes
22. 22.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) blame the tools (c) try another idea (d) give up
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or put the plan to work? (a) list possible fixes (b) put the plan to work
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) drawing a diagram (c) guessing wildly (d) giving up at once
25. 25.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) know what is wrong (b) try any idea (c) give up (d) blame someone
27. 27.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
28. 28.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or list possible fixes? (a) pick one plan (b) list possible fixes
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or see if it helped? (a) choose the best idea (b) see if it helped
31. 31.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) repeating the same try (b) drawing a diagram (c) trying again (d) making a list
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) staying calm (c) breaking it into parts (d) drawing a diagram
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) staying calm (c) blaming others (d) making a list
35. 35.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
37. 37.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) ignoring the problem (c) blaming others (d) making a list
38. 38.🛠️ 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
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or think of ideas? (a) choose the best idea (b) think of ideas
40. 40.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True

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