Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 111 · 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.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
2. 2.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or check if it worked? (a) pick one plan (b) check if it worked
3. 3.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a teacher or parent (b) nobody ever (c) a rumour (d) only a stranger
4. 4.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) making a list (c) asking for help (d) blaming others
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) trying again (c) staying calm (d) drawing a diagram
6. 6.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) repeating the same try (c) drawing a diagram (d) blaming others
7. 7.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) to waste time (c) to find the best one (d) no reason
8. 8.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) try another idea (b) hide it (c) blame the tools (d) give up
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
10. 10.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or put the plan to work? (a) say what is wrong (b) put the plan to work
11. 11.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) asking for help (c) making a list (d) repeating the same try
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) trying again (c) guessing wildly (d) breaking it into parts
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
14. 14.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) breaking it into parts (c) guessing wildly (d) blaming others
16. 16.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
17. 17.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
18. 18.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) staying calm (c) giving up at once (d) guessing wildly
20. 20.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or understand the problem? (a) put the plan to work (b) understand the problem
22. 22.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) look at what is wrong (b) buy a new cycle (c) stop cycling (d) kick the cycle
23. 23.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
24. 24.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
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) staying calm (b) drawing a diagram (c) making a list (d) ignoring the problem
28. 28.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
30. 30.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) ignore it (b) split it into parts (c) cry about it (d) wait for luck
31. 31.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
32. 32.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or say what is wrong? (a) put the plan to work (b) say what is wrong
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or say what is wrong? (a) think of ideas (b) say what is wrong
35. 35.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) giving up at once (c) panicking (d) drawing a diagram
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) repeating the same try (c) breaking it into parts (d) asking for help
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or try it out? (a) say what is wrong (b) try it out
39. 39.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped

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