Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 117 · 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: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or see if it helped? (a) list possible fixes (b) see if it helped
4. 4.🛠️ 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
5. 5.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or pick one plan? (a) try it out (b) pick one plan
6. 6.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
7. 7.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
8. 8.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) drawing a diagram (c) making a list (d) repeating the same try
9. 9.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
11. 11.🛠️ 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
12. 12.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) breaking it into parts (c) blaming others (d) asking for help
13. 13.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) kick the cycle (b) stop cycling (c) look at what is wrong (d) buy a new cycle
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or check if it worked? (a) choose the best idea (b) check if it worked
15. 15.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) repeating the same try (c) making a list (d) guessing wildly
16. 16.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
17. 17.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
18. 18.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or choose the best idea? (a) check if it worked (b) choose the best idea
19. 19.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
20. 20.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
21. 21.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or list possible fixes? (a) check if it worked (b) list possible fixes
22. 22.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
23. 23.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) ignoring the problem (c) asking for help (d) giving up at once
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or list possible fixes? (a) choose the best idea (b) list possible fixes
25. 25.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) ignoring the problem (c) blaming others (d) breaking it into parts
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or think of ideas? (a) choose the best idea (b) think of ideas
27. 27.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) drawing a diagram (b) giving up at once (c) repeating the same try (d) blaming others
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) guessing wildly (c) panicking (d) asking for help
29. 29.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a teacher or parent (b) nobody ever (c) a rumour (d) only a stranger
30. 30.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) split it into parts (b) ignore it (c) wait for luck (d) cry about it
31. 31.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🛠️ 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
34. 34.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) trying again (c) giving up at once (d) ignoring the problem
35. 35.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to find the best one (b) to confuse people (c) no reason (d) to waste time
37. 37.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) blame the tools (c) try another idea (d) hide it
38. 38.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
39. 39.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
40. 40.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) staying calm (c) ignoring the problem (d) blaming others

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