Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 115 · 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.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) ignore it (b) cry about it (c) split it into parts (d) wait for luck
2. 2.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or list possible fixes? (a) see if it helped (b) list possible fixes
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) blaming others (c) giving up at once (d) breaking it into parts
4. 4.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) panicking (c) giving up at once (d) asking for help
5. 5.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) trying again (c) breaking it into parts (d) staying calm
7. 7.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or think of ideas? (a) check if it worked (b) think of ideas
8. 8.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) give up (b) know what is wrong (c) blame someone (d) try any idea
10. 10.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
11. 11.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) asking for help (c) giving up at once (d) ignoring the problem
13. 13.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) to waste time (c) no reason (d) to find the best one
14. 14.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) giving up at once (c) drawing a diagram (d) making a list
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) blaming others (c) making a list (d) breaking it into parts
17. 17.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
19. 19.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) nobody ever (b) a rumour (c) only a stranger (d) a teacher or parent
20. 20.🛠️ 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
21. 21.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
22. 22.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) trying again (c) panicking (d) breaking it into parts
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) asking for help (c) repeating the same try (d) trying again
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) blaming others (c) drawing a diagram (d) repeating the same try
26. 26.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
27. 27.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or choose the best idea? (a) put the plan to work (b) choose the best idea
28. 28.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or understand the problem? (a) choose the best idea (b) understand the problem
30. 30.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) drawing a diagram (c) making a list (d) blaming others
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or put the plan to work? (a) think of ideas (b) put the plan to work
32. 32.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
33. 33.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) asking for help (c) breaking it into parts (d) panicking
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) blaming others (c) guessing wildly (d) staying calm
36. 36.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
37. 37.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) ignoring the problem (b) trying again (c) making a list (d) staying calm
38. 38.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) repeating the same try (c) making a list (d) giving up at once
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or think of ideas? (a) try it out (b) think of ideas
40. 40.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it

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