Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 67 · 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: list possible fixes or pick one plan? (a) list possible fixes (b) pick one plan
2. 2.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) look at what is wrong (b) stop cycling (c) buy a new cycle (d) kick the cycle
3. 3.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
4. 4.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
5. 5.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or pick one plan? (a) see if it helped (b) pick one plan
6. 6.🛠️ 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
7. 7.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
8. 8.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) giving up at once (b) breaking it into parts (c) drawing a diagram (d) staying calm
10. 10.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) ignoring the problem (c) panicking (d) making a list
11. 11.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) staying calm (c) breaking it into parts (d) blaming others
12. 12.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
13. 13.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) drawing a diagram (b) giving up at once (c) repeating the same try (d) guessing wildly
14. 14.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) ignoring the problem (c) trying again (d) blaming others
16. 16.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) staying calm (c) drawing a diagram (d) panicking
17. 17.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or think of ideas? (a) choose the best idea (b) think of ideas
18. 18.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) know what is wrong (c) give up (d) try any idea
19. 19.🛠️ 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
20. 20.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) breaking it into parts (c) giving up at once (d) ignoring the problem
21. 21.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
22. 22.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
23. 23.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
24. 24.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) blaming others (c) making a list (d) staying calm
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or see if it helped? (a) list possible fixes (b) see if it helped
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) giving up at once (c) making a list (d) ignoring the problem
28. 28.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) guessing wildly (c) drawing a diagram (d) trying again
30. 30.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) split it into parts (c) ignore it (d) wait for luck
31. 31.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
33. 33.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) panicking (c) asking for help (d) trying again
35. 35.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) breaking it into parts (c) giving up at once (d) asking for help
38. 38.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) making a list (c) ignoring the problem (d) breaking it into parts
40. 40.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way

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