Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 101 · 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: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) wait for luck (b) split it into parts (c) ignore it (d) cry about it
3. 3.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) guessing wildly (c) drawing a diagram (d) making a list
4. 4.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or pick one plan? (a) say what is wrong (b) pick one plan
5. 5.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or think of ideas? (a) put the plan to work (b) think of ideas
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
7. 7.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) staying calm (b) blaming others (c) ignoring the problem (d) guessing wildly
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or choose the best idea? (a) list possible fixes (b) choose the best idea
10. 10.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
11. 11.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) making a list (c) drawing a diagram (d) blaming others
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) giving up at once (c) staying calm (d) asking for help
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) repeating the same try (c) staying calm (d) guessing wildly
15. 15.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
16. 16.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) look at what is wrong (b) buy a new cycle (c) kick the cycle (d) stop cycling
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) trying again (c) guessing wildly (d) drawing a diagram
18. 18.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) panicking (c) breaking it into parts (d) staying calm
19. 19.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
20. 20.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
21. 21.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
22. 22.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or say what is wrong? (a) see if it helped (b) say what is wrong
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) making a list (c) panicking (d) breaking it into parts
25. 25.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or list possible fixes? (a) check if it worked (b) list possible fixes
26. 26.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
27. 27.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) to waste time (c) to find the best one (d) no reason
28. 28.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) nobody ever (b) only a stranger (c) a rumour (d) a teacher or parent
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or choose the best idea? (a) try it out (b) choose the best idea
30. 30.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) asking for help (c) repeating the same try (d) staying calm
31. 31.🛠️ 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
32. 32.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
33. 33.🛠️ 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
34. 34.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
36. 36.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
37. 37.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) drawing a diagram (c) asking for help (d) blaming others
39. 39.🛠️ 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
40. 40.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False

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