Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 57 · 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: check if it worked or put the plan to work? (a) check if it worked (b) put the plan to work
2. 2.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) making a list (c) blaming others (d) staying calm
4. 4.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or try it out? (a) understand the problem (b) try it out
5. 5.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) know what is wrong (c) blame someone (d) give up
6. 6.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) kick the cycle (b) buy a new cycle (c) stop cycling (d) look at what is wrong
7. 7.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
8. 8.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or say what is wrong? (a) list possible fixes (b) say what is wrong
9. 9.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) making a list (c) blaming others (d) staying calm
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or think of ideas? (a) check if it worked (b) think of ideas
12. 12.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or list possible fixes? (a) try it out (b) list possible fixes
13. 13.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) trying again (b) giving up at once (c) guessing wildly (d) panicking
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) trying again (c) asking for help (d) drawing a diagram
16. 16.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) ignoring the problem (c) making a list (d) drawing a diagram
17. 17.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) give up (c) try another idea (d) hide it
18. 18.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) repeating the same try (c) drawing a diagram (d) guessing wildly
19. 19.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
20. 20.🛠️ 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
21. 21.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or pick one plan? (a) list possible fixes (b) pick one plan
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) ignoring the problem (c) drawing a diagram (d) staying calm
23. 23.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) repeating the same try (c) asking for help (d) making a list
25. 25.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to find the best one (b) to waste time (c) no reason (d) to confuse people
26. 26.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) guessing wildly (c) blaming others (d) staying calm
27. 27.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
28. 28.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) breaking it into parts (c) panicking (d) blaming others
30. 30.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
31. 31.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
32. 32.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
33. 33.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) panicking (b) drawing a diagram (c) staying calm (d) trying again
34. 34.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) wait for luck (c) ignore it (d) split it into parts
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or understand the problem? (a) put the plan to work (b) understand the problem
36. 36.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) breaking it into parts (c) trying again (d) giving up at once
37. 37.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
38. 38.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) ignoring the problem (c) blaming others (d) making a list
40. 40.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) making a list (b) panicking (c) giving up at once (d) blaming others

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