Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 70 · 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: list possible fixes? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) drawing a diagram (c) giving up at once (d) asking for help
3. 3.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or choose the best idea? (a) see if it helped (b) choose the best idea
4. 4.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) know what is wrong (b) blame someone (c) try any idea (d) give up
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) blaming others (c) breaking it into parts (d) staying calm
6. 6.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or choose the best idea? (a) understand the problem (b) choose the best idea
7. 7.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
9. 9.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) guessing wildly (c) repeating the same try (d) drawing a diagram
10. 10.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or try it out? (a) choose the best idea (b) try it out
11. 11.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
12. 12.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) blame the tools (c) hide it (d) try another idea
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) giving up at once (c) ignoring the problem (d) panicking
14. 14.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or understand the problem? (a) think of ideas (b) understand the problem
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) drawing a diagram (c) breaking it into parts (d) ignoring the problem
17. 17.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
18. 18.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or check if it worked? (a) understand the problem (b) check if it worked
19. 19.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) trying again (c) asking for help (d) guessing wildly
20. 20.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or see if it helped? (a) understand the problem (b) see if it helped
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or think of ideas? (a) see if it helped (b) think of ideas
25. 25.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) ignoring the problem (c) staying calm (d) giving up at once
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) staying calm (c) asking for help (d) trying again
27. 27.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
28. 28.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) repeating the same try (c) staying calm (d) asking for help
29. 29.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
30. 30.🛠️ 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
31. 31.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🛠️ 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
33. 33.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) making a list (c) panicking (d) blaming others
35. 35.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) giving up at once (c) repeating the same try (d) drawing a diagram
37. 37.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) panicking (c) staying calm (d) repeating the same try
39. 39.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) to find the best one (c) to waste time (d) no reason
40. 40.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False

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