Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 546 · 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: try it out? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
2. 2.🚲 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
3. 3.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
4. 4.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
5. 5.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
6. 6.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) blaming others (c) making a list (d) giving up at once
7. 7.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
9. 9.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) repeating the same try (c) blaming others (d) giving up at once
11. 11.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) panicking (c) breaking it into parts (d) ignoring the problem
12. 12.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
16. 16.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) split it into parts (b) wait for luck (c) ignore it (d) cry about it
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) asking for help (c) blaming others (d) guessing wildly
18. 18.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) asking for help (c) staying calm (d) giving up at once
19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
20. 20.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or understand the problem? (a) think of ideas (b) understand the problem
22. 22.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
24. 24.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or choose the best idea? (a) see if it helped (b) choose the best idea
26. 26.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
27. 27.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) know what is wrong (c) give up (d) blame someone
28. 28.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) blame the tools (c) try another idea (d) hide it
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) guessing wildly (c) asking for help (d) trying again
31. 31.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or choose the best idea? (a) try it out (b) choose the best idea
33. 33.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) guessing wildly (c) drawing a diagram (d) panicking
34. 34.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) repeating the same try (c) asking for help (d) guessing wildly
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or pick one plan? (a) list possible fixes (b) pick one plan
36. 36.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) panicking (c) staying calm (d) giving up at once
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) staying calm (c) drawing a diagram (d) ignoring the problem
38. 38.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
39. 39.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
40. 40.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) panicking (c) asking for help (d) staying calm

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