Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 78 · 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.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) know what is wrong (b) blame someone (c) give up (d) try any idea
2. 2.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
4. 4.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or think of ideas? (a) check if it worked (b) think of ideas
6. 6.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or list possible fixes? (a) see if it helped (b) list possible fixes
10. 10.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) hide it (c) try another idea (d) give up
12. 12.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
14. 14.🛠️ 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
15. 15.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or think of ideas? (a) pick one plan (b) think of ideas
17. 17.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or list possible fixes? (a) say what is wrong (b) list possible fixes
20. 20.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) guessing wildly (c) staying calm (d) asking for help
21. 21.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
22. 22.🛠️ 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
23. 23.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) panicking (c) trying again (d) guessing wildly
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or pick one plan? (a) list possible fixes (b) pick one plan
25. 25.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) ignoring the problem (b) drawing a diagram (c) asking for help (d) making a list
26. 26.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
28. 28.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
29. 29.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) repeating the same try (c) giving up at once (d) breaking it into parts
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) staying calm (c) ignoring the problem (d) guessing wildly
31. 31.🛠️ 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
32. 32.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
34. 34.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) blaming others (c) breaking it into parts (d) trying again
36. 36.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) staying calm (c) breaking it into parts (d) panicking
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or check if it worked? (a) think of ideas (b) check if it worked
38. 38.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or choose the best idea? (a) try it out (b) choose the best idea
40. 40.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 4

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