Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 135 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) blaming others (c) breaking it into parts (d) asking for help
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
4. 4.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) nobody ever (c) only a stranger (d) a teacher or parent
5. 5.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) panicking (c) asking for help (d) ignoring the problem
7. 7.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or put the plan to work? (a) pick one plan (b) put the plan to work
9. 9.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
10. 10.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) blaming others (c) asking for help (d) making a list
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) blaming others (c) giving up at once (d) ignoring the problem
12. 12.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) stop cycling (c) look at what is wrong (d) kick the cycle
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
14. 14.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) staying calm (c) repeating the same try (d) drawing a diagram
15. 15.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
16. 16.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
17. 17.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
18. 18.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) give up (c) try another idea (d) blame the tools
19. 19.🛠️ 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
20. 20.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
21. 21.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) drawing a diagram (b) repeating the same try (c) giving up at once (d) panicking
22. 22.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) repeating the same try (c) staying calm (d) giving up at once
23. 23.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) know what is wrong (c) blame someone (d) give up
27. 27.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🛠️ 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
30. 30.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) guessing wildly (c) panicking (d) breaking it into parts
31. 31.🛠️ 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
32. 32.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) blaming others (c) panicking (d) guessing wildly
34. 34.🛠️ 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
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or think of ideas? (a) try it out (b) think of ideas
36. 36.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
37. 37.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or say what is wrong? (a) try it out (b) say what is wrong
39. 39.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
40. 40.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True

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