Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 68 · 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: say what is wrong? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
2. 2.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
3. 3.🚲 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
4. 4.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
5. 5.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or say what is wrong? (a) list possible fixes (b) say what is wrong
6. 6.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🛠️ 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
8. 8.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) drawing a diagram (c) asking for help (d) panicking
10. 10.🛠️ 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
11. 11.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) making a list (c) repeating the same try (d) ignoring the problem
12. 12.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
13. 13.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) give up (c) blame someone (d) know what is wrong
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) breaking it into parts (c) trying again (d) making a list
15. 15.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
16. 16.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) asking for help (c) guessing wildly (d) repeating the same try
17. 17.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) staying calm (b) panicking (c) repeating the same try (d) giving up at once
19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or put the plan to work? (a) choose the best idea (b) put the plan to work
20. 20.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to find the best one (b) to waste time (c) to confuse people (d) no reason
21. 21.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
22. 22.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) ignore it (c) split it into parts (d) wait for luck
24. 24.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) trying again (c) making a list (d) blaming others
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or choose the best idea? (a) list possible fixes (b) choose the best idea
27. 27.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) repeating the same try (c) trying again (d) ignoring the problem
29. 29.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
30. 30.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) panicking (b) trying again (c) staying calm (d) drawing a diagram
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or pick one plan? (a) say what is wrong (b) pick one plan
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or list possible fixes? (a) try it out (b) list possible fixes
33. 33.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) giving up at once (c) ignoring the problem (d) making a list
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or try it out? (a) think of ideas (b) try it out
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) making a list (c) ignoring the problem (d) breaking it into parts
37. 37.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
38. 38.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
39. 39.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) ignoring the problem (c) breaking it into parts (d) blaming others

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