Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 99 · 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.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🛠️ 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
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
4. 4.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
5. 5.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) staying calm (b) repeating the same try (c) panicking (d) blaming others
7. 7.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or check if it worked? (a) list possible fixes (b) check if it worked
8. 8.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) trying again (c) panicking (d) staying calm
9. 9.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) trying again (c) staying calm (d) repeating the same try
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) asking for help (c) giving up at once (d) drawing a diagram
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) giving up at once (c) repeating the same try (d) drawing a diagram
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) panicking (c) repeating the same try (d) giving up at once
13. 13.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
15. 15.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
16. 16.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) hide it (c) give up (d) try another idea
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) ignoring the problem (c) blaming others (d) breaking it into parts
18. 18.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
19. 19.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
21. 21.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
23. 23.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
25. 25.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
26. 26.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) stop cycling (b) kick the cycle (c) look at what is wrong (d) buy a new cycle
27. 27.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or understand the problem? (a) choose the best idea (b) understand the problem
29. 29.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
31. 31.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
32. 32.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to waste time (b) no reason (c) to confuse people (d) to find the best one
34. 34.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) know what is wrong (c) blame someone (d) give up
35. 35.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
36. 36.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) making a list (c) staying calm (d) asking for help
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or think of ideas? (a) understand the problem (b) think of ideas
39. 39.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
40. 40.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) drawing a diagram (b) ignoring the problem (c) blaming others (d) panicking

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