Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 540 · 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: choose the best idea or check if it worked? (a) choose the best idea (b) check if it worked
2. 2.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) making a list (c) guessing wildly (d) breaking it into parts
3. 3.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
5. 5.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
6. 6.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
7. 7.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or choose the best idea? (a) list possible fixes (b) choose the best idea
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or understand the problem? (a) choose the best idea (b) understand the problem
10. 10.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
11. 11.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) ignore it (c) split it into parts (d) wait for luck
13. 13.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) trying again (c) panicking (d) guessing wildly
15. 15.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
16. 16.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) blaming others (c) repeating the same try (d) trying again
18. 18.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or say what is wrong? (a) pick one plan (b) say what is wrong
19. 19.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
20. 20.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) trying again (c) ignoring the problem (d) asking for help
21. 21.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) to find the best one (c) no reason (d) to waste time
22. 22.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) asking for help (c) blaming others (d) staying calm
23. 23.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) give up (b) know what is wrong (c) blame someone (d) try any idea
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or list possible fixes? (a) see if it helped (b) list possible fixes
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) breaking it into parts (c) trying again (d) drawing a diagram
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) breaking it into parts (c) ignoring the problem (d) asking for help
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) giving up at once (c) breaking it into parts (d) trying again
28. 28.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
30. 30.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) making a list (c) ignoring the problem (d) blaming others
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or think of ideas? (a) check if it worked (b) think of ideas
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
34. 34.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
36. 36.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) look at what is wrong (c) stop cycling (d) kick the cycle
37. 37.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) guessing wildly (c) ignoring the problem (d) drawing a diagram
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or pick one plan? (a) list possible fixes (b) pick one plan
39. 39.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) blaming others (c) breaking it into parts (d) ignoring the problem

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