Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

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

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