Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 116 · 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: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) guessing wildly (c) asking for help (d) ignoring the problem
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
4. 4.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🛠️ 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
7. 7.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or understand the problem? (a) choose the best idea (b) understand the problem
8. 8.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) asking for help (c) blaming others (d) trying again
10. 10.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) give up (c) hide it (d) try another idea
11. 11.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) wait for luck (c) ignore it (d) split it into parts
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or try it out? (a) choose the best idea (b) try it out
15. 15.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or choose the best idea? (a) try it out (b) choose the best idea
16. 16.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
17. 17.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
18. 18.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) staying calm (b) blaming others (c) guessing wildly (d) panicking
19. 19.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) know what is wrong (b) blame someone (c) try any idea (d) give up
20. 20.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) to waste time (c) no reason (d) to find the best one
21. 21.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
22. 22.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) making a list (c) breaking it into parts (d) giving up at once
23. 23.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
25. 25.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
26. 26.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) giving up at once (c) asking for help (d) panicking
27. 27.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or see if it helped? (a) think of ideas (b) see if it helped
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) staying calm (c) making a list (d) drawing a diagram
30. 30.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) panicking (c) ignoring the problem (d) drawing a diagram
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or think of ideas? (a) understand the problem (b) think of ideas
32. 32.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) breaking it into parts (c) trying again (d) panicking
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
34. 34.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
35. 35.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
36. 36.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) only a stranger (b) a rumour (c) nobody ever (d) a teacher or parent
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
38. 38.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) breaking it into parts (c) blaming others (d) giving up at once
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or pick one plan? (a) check if it worked (b) pick one plan
40. 40.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it

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