Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 86 · 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.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) wait for luck (c) split it into parts (d) ignore it
2. 2.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
3. 3.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) guessing wildly (b) asking for help (c) breaking it into parts (d) trying again
4. 4.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or say what is wrong? (a) choose the best idea (b) say what is wrong
6. 6.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) staying calm (c) drawing a diagram (d) repeating the same try
8. 8.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or put the plan to work? (a) choose the best idea (b) put the plan to work
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or list possible fixes? (a) choose the best idea (b) list possible fixes
10. 10.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) staying calm (b) panicking (c) guessing wildly (d) ignoring the problem
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) guessing wildly (c) staying calm (d) ignoring the problem
12. 12.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) drawing a diagram (b) giving up at once (c) panicking (d) guessing wildly
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) blaming others (c) panicking (d) giving up at once
15. 15.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or choose the best idea? (a) list possible fixes (b) choose the best idea
16. 16.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
17. 17.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
18. 18.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
20. 20.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) repeating the same try (c) making a list (d) ignoring the problem
22. 22.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or think of ideas? (a) say what is wrong (b) think of ideas
24. 24.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
26. 26.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) trying again (c) ignoring the problem (d) panicking
28. 28.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or understand the problem? (a) choose the best idea (b) understand the problem
31. 31.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
34. 34.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) giving up at once (c) asking for help (d) making a list
35. 35.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
37. 37.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to waste time (b) to confuse people (c) to find the best one (d) no reason
38. 38.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out

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