Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 150 · 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 of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) ignoring the problem (c) making a list (d) blaming others
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
4. 4.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) repeating the same try (c) ignoring the problem (d) drawing a diagram
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
7. 7.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or pick one plan? (a) see if it helped (b) pick one plan
8. 8.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) making a list (c) blaming others (d) breaking it into parts
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or see if it helped? (a) put the plan to work (b) see if it helped
10. 10.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) drawing a diagram (c) staying calm (d) guessing wildly
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or put the plan to work? (a) choose the best idea (b) put the plan to work
12. 12.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) ignore it (b) split it into parts (c) wait for luck (d) cry about it
13. 13.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) panicking (c) asking for help (d) making a list
14. 14.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
15. 15.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
16. 16.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
17. 17.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or think of ideas? (a) try it out (b) think of ideas
20. 20.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
21. 21.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
22. 22.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or check if it worked? (a) list possible fixes (b) check if it worked
23. 23.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) give up (c) know what is wrong (d) blame someone
24. 24.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
25. 25.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) guessing wildly (c) asking for help (d) staying calm
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) repeating the same try (c) guessing wildly (d) making a list
28. 28.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) give up (c) try another idea (d) blame the tools
29. 29.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) guessing wildly (c) panicking (d) breaking it into parts
30. 30.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) no reason (c) to waste time (d) to find the best one
31. 31.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) repeating the same try (c) staying calm (d) giving up at once
32. 32.🛠️ 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
33. 33.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) drawing a diagram (b) guessing wildly (c) giving up at once (d) panicking
34. 34.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) breaking it into parts (c) repeating the same try (d) asking for help
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) drawing a diagram (c) staying calm (d) asking for help
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) asking for help (c) repeating the same try (d) breaking it into parts
37. 37.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🚲 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
39. 39.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) a teacher or parent (c) only a stranger (d) nobody ever
40. 40.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it

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