Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 90 · 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.🛠️ 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
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) drawing a diagram (c) panicking (d) ignoring the problem
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) blaming others (c) breaking it into parts (d) trying again
4. 4.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
5. 5.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
7. 7.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
8. 8.🛠️ 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
9. 9.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
10. 10.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) blame someone (c) know what is wrong (d) give up
11. 11.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) wait for luck (b) ignore it (c) split it into parts (d) cry about it
12. 12.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
13. 13.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or think of ideas? (a) try it out (b) think of ideas
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or see if it helped? (a) say what is wrong (b) see if it helped
15. 15.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or pick one plan? (a) check if it worked (b) pick one plan
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) ignoring the problem (c) drawing a diagram (d) asking for help
17. 17.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or understand the problem? (a) check if it worked (b) understand the problem
18. 18.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) staying calm (c) ignoring the problem (d) giving up at once
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) trying again (c) staying calm (d) repeating the same try
20. 20.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) breaking it into parts (c) repeating the same try (d) asking for help
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) asking for help (c) giving up at once (d) drawing a diagram
22. 22.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to confuse people (c) to find the best one (d) to waste time
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or pick one plan? (a) think of ideas (b) pick one plan
24. 24.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) repeating the same try (c) drawing a diagram (d) guessing wildly
25. 25.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
26. 26.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
27. 27.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) guessing wildly (c) asking for help (d) repeating the same try
34. 34.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) making a list (c) trying again (d) giving up at once
35. 35.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
36. 36.🛠️ 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
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or think of ideas? (a) see if it helped (b) think of ideas
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or understand the problem? (a) pick one plan (b) understand the problem
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or see if it helped? (a) pick one plan (b) see if it helped
40. 40.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 1

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