Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 59 · 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 choose the best idea? (a) put the plan to work (b) choose the best idea
2. 2.🛠️ 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
3. 3.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or check if it worked? (a) put the plan to work (b) check if it worked
4. 4.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
5. 5.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
6. 6.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or pick one plan? (a) see if it helped (b) pick one plan
7. 7.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or understand the problem? (a) see if it helped (b) understand the problem
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or choose the best idea? (a) think of ideas (b) choose the best idea
10. 10.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or check if it worked? (a) understand the problem (b) check if it worked
11. 11.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) blaming others (c) ignoring the problem (d) guessing wildly
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
14. 14.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) staying calm (c) guessing wildly (d) repeating the same try
15. 15.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) trying again (c) ignoring the problem (d) breaking it into parts
16. 16.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) drawing a diagram (c) panicking (d) trying again
17. 17.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or think of ideas? (a) understand the problem (b) think of ideas
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
19. 19.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) asking for help (c) blaming others (d) making a list
21. 21.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) stop cycling (c) kick the cycle (d) look at what is wrong
22. 22.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
23. 23.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) try another idea (b) give up (c) blame the tools (d) hide it
24. 24.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
25. 25.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) asking for help (c) drawing a diagram (d) giving up at once
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) panicking (c) drawing a diagram (d) asking for help
27. 27.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) blaming others (c) repeating the same try (d) breaking it into parts
28. 28.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) making a list (c) asking for help (d) guessing wildly
30. 30.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) to waste time (c) no reason (d) to find the best one
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or choose the best idea? (a) list possible fixes (b) choose the best idea
32. 32.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) guessing wildly (c) asking for help (d) blaming others
33. 33.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or check if it worked? (a) think of ideas (b) check if it worked
35. 35.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) giving up at once (c) asking for help (d) making a list
37. 37.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or think of ideas? (a) choose the best idea (b) think of ideas
39. 39.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) staying calm (c) drawing a diagram (d) trying again

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