Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 73 · 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.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) blaming others (c) staying calm (d) making a list
3. 3.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) give up (c) know what is wrong (d) blame someone
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) giving up at once (c) breaking it into parts (d) guessing wildly
5. 5.🛠️ 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
6. 6.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) split it into parts (b) wait for luck (c) cry about it (d) ignore it
7. 7.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
8. 8.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) blaming others (c) staying calm (d) giving up at once
10. 10.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) ignoring the problem (b) staying calm (c) trying again (d) breaking it into parts
11. 11.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) asking for help (c) panicking (d) drawing a diagram
12. 12.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) breaking it into parts (c) giving up at once (d) making a list
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
14. 14.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) ignoring the problem (c) drawing a diagram (d) panicking
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) ignoring the problem (c) trying again (d) repeating the same try
17. 17.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
18. 18.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) repeating the same try (c) breaking it into parts (d) staying calm
20. 20.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to waste time (b) no reason (c) to confuse people (d) to find the best one
21. 21.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) blaming others (c) breaking it into parts (d) ignoring the problem
22. 22.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) repeating the same try (c) asking for help (d) giving up at once
23. 23.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
24. 24.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🚲 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
27. 27.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or choose the best idea? (a) think of ideas (b) choose the best idea
29. 29.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) asking for help (c) panicking (d) blaming others
31. 31.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) try another idea (c) blame the tools (d) give up
32. 32.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
33. 33.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) repeating the same try (c) making a list (d) blaming others
35. 35.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) breaking it into parts (c) drawing a diagram (d) ignoring the problem
37. 37.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or try it out? (a) choose the best idea (b) try it out
39. 39.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) giving up at once (c) drawing a diagram (d) repeating the same try
40. 40.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False

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