Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 81 · 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 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
2. 2.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) ignoring the problem (b) trying again (c) making a list (d) drawing a diagram
3. 3.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) panicking (b) breaking it into parts (c) trying again (d) staying calm
4. 4.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) know what is wrong (c) try any idea (d) give up
5. 5.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
6. 6.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) breaking it into parts (b) ignoring the problem (c) guessing wildly (d) giving up at once
7. 7.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
8. 8.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
9. 9.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) staying calm (c) guessing wildly (d) panicking
12. 12.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
13. 13.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) asking for help (b) giving up at once (c) guessing wildly (d) panicking
14. 14.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
15. 15.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or choose the best idea? (a) think of ideas (b) choose the best idea
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) trying again (c) staying calm (d) drawing a diagram
18. 18.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) panicking (c) asking for help (d) blaming others
20. 20.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) blaming others (c) panicking (d) trying again
21. 21.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) staying calm (b) blaming others (c) giving up at once (d) panicking
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) making a list (c) panicking (d) guessing wildly
23. 23.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) guessing wildly (c) trying again (d) making a list
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or put the plan to work? (a) see if it helped (b) put the plan to work
25. 25.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or pick one plan? (a) try it out (b) pick one plan
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or think of ideas? (a) pick one plan (b) think of ideas
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) giving up at once (c) guessing wildly (d) trying again
28. 28.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
29. 29.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
30. 30.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) to waste time (c) to find the best one (d) no reason
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or check if it worked? (a) list possible fixes (b) check if it worked
32. 32.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) staying calm (c) asking for help (d) blaming others
33. 33.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) making a list (b) guessing wildly (c) blaming others (d) giving up at once
34. 34.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) blame the tools (c) try another idea (d) give up
37. 37.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or put the plan to work? (a) understand the problem (b) put the plan to work
39. 39.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
40. 40.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True

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