Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 95 · 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: pick one plan? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) ignoring the problem (c) giving up at once (d) panicking
4. 4.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or pick one plan? (a) list possible fixes (b) pick one plan
5. 5.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) blaming others (c) making a list (d) asking for help
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
7. 7.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) repeating the same try (c) blaming others (d) asking for help
8. 8.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) wait for luck (b) ignore it (c) cry about it (d) split it into parts
10. 10.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) staying calm (c) giving up at once (d) breaking it into parts
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) drawing a diagram (c) staying calm (d) guessing wildly
13. 13.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
14. 14.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or say what is wrong? (a) pick one plan (b) say what is wrong
17. 17.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) drawing a diagram (c) asking for help (d) giving up at once
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
19. 19.🛠️ 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
20. 20.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) breaking it into parts (b) giving up at once (c) guessing wildly (d) blaming others
21. 21.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) making a list (c) breaking it into parts (d) ignoring the problem
23. 23.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) kick the cycle (c) stop cycling (d) look at what is wrong
24. 24.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
25. 25.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
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.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) staying calm (c) repeating the same try (d) making a list
29. 29.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) blaming others (c) ignoring the problem (d) repeating the same try
32. 32.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) panicking (c) giving up at once (d) staying calm
33. 33.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to find the best one (b) to waste time (c) to confuse people (d) no reason
34. 34.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) breaking it into parts (c) repeating the same try (d) blaming others
36. 36.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
37. 37.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
38. 38.🛠️ 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
39. 39.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
40. 40.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False

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