Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 548 · 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: put the plan to work or say what is wrong? (a) put the plan to work (b) say what is wrong
2. 2.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to waste time (b) no reason (c) to find the best one (d) to confuse people
3. 3.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) kick the cycle (b) look at what is wrong (c) buy a new cycle (d) stop cycling
4. 4.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) panicking (c) making a list (d) drawing a diagram
5. 5.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or try it out? (a) think of ideas (b) try it out
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) trying again (c) blaming others (d) drawing a diagram
7. 7.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) blaming others (c) staying calm (d) giving up at once
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or think of ideas? (a) say what is wrong (b) think of ideas
10. 10.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or put the plan to work? (a) check if it worked (b) put the plan to work
12. 12.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or list possible fixes? (a) understand the problem (b) list possible fixes
15. 15.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) ignoring the problem (c) staying calm (d) asking for help
18. 18.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) blaming others (c) giving up at once (d) drawing a diagram
20. 20.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) try any idea (c) give up (d) know what is wrong
21. 21.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) drawing a diagram (c) asking for help (d) ignoring the problem
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) breaking it into parts (c) ignoring the problem (d) repeating the same try
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
24. 24.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
25. 25.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) asking for help (c) panicking (d) blaming others
27. 27.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) blaming others (c) panicking (d) trying again
28. 28.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) wait for luck (c) ignore it (d) split it into parts
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or choose the best idea? (a) check if it worked (b) choose the best idea
30. 30.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) panicking (c) making a list (d) asking for help
32. 32.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) giving up at once (c) staying calm (d) repeating the same try
34. 34.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) ignoring the problem (c) panicking (d) trying again
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.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
38. 38.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) repeating the same try (c) drawing a diagram (d) breaking it into parts
39. 39.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False

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