Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 60 · 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: put the plan to work? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
3. 3.🛠️ 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
4. 4.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) staying calm (c) giving up at once (d) panicking
5. 5.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) making a list (c) drawing a diagram (d) guessing wildly
7. 7.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
8. 8.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
10. 10.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
11. 11.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
12. 12.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) to waste time (c) to find the best one (d) no reason
13. 13.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) kick the cycle (c) stop cycling (d) look at what is wrong
14. 14.🛠️ 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
15. 15.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
16. 16.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
17. 17.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or say what is wrong? (a) try it out (b) say what is wrong
20. 20.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) staying calm (c) guessing wildly (d) giving up at once
22. 22.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
23. 23.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) repeating the same try (b) breaking it into parts (c) asking for help (d) staying calm
24. 24.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) trying again (b) panicking (c) repeating the same try (d) giving up at once
25. 25.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
26. 26.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
27. 27.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or try it out? (a) think of ideas (b) try it out
29. 29.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or put the plan to work? (a) see if it helped (b) put the plan to work
31. 31.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) making a list (c) breaking it into parts (d) giving up at once
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) making a list (c) staying calm (d) ignoring the problem
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
34. 34.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) staying calm (c) drawing a diagram (d) guessing wildly
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) breaking it into parts (c) staying calm (d) giving up at once
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or pick one plan? (a) put the plan to work (b) pick one plan
38. 38.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) panicking (c) staying calm (d) breaking it into parts
39. 39.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) guessing wildly (c) panicking (d) repeating the same try

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