Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 72 · 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: try it out? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
2. 2.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) giving up at once (c) breaking it into parts (d) staying calm
3. 3.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to waste time (b) to confuse people (c) no reason (d) to find the best one
4. 4.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) ignoring the problem (c) drawing a diagram (d) trying again
5. 5.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
6. 6.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or check if it worked? (a) list possible fixes (b) check if it worked
7. 7.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) staying calm (c) panicking (d) making a list
8. 8.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or put the plan to work? (a) pick one plan (b) put the plan to work
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
10. 10.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
11. 11.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) trying again (b) blaming others (c) ignoring the problem (d) panicking
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) breaking it into parts (c) drawing a diagram (d) ignoring the problem
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or think of ideas? (a) say what is wrong (b) think of ideas
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) making a list (c) drawing a diagram (d) breaking it into parts
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or think of ideas? (a) understand the problem (b) think of ideas
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) blaming others (c) trying again (d) making a list
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) repeating the same try (c) trying again (d) asking for help
19. 19.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) give up (b) try any idea (c) blame someone (d) know what is wrong
20. 20.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or understand the problem? (a) put the plan to work (b) understand the problem
21. 21.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) staying calm (c) making a list (d) asking for help
23. 23.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) blaming others (c) drawing a diagram (d) guessing wildly
24. 24.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
25. 25.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or see if it helped? (a) think of ideas (b) see if it helped
26. 26.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
27. 27.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
28. 28.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
29. 29.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or put the plan to work? (a) list possible fixes (b) put the plan to work
31. 31.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
32. 32.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) staying calm (c) panicking (d) repeating the same try
33. 33.🛠️ 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
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or understand the problem? (a) choose the best idea (b) understand the problem
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
36. 36.🛠️ 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
37. 37.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) blaming others (c) breaking it into parts (d) ignoring the problem
38. 38.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
40. 40.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way

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