Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 151 · 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 problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
2. 2.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) trying again (c) asking for help (d) staying calm
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) repeating the same try (c) drawing a diagram (d) breaking it into parts
5. 5.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
6. 6.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or list possible fixes? (a) understand the problem (b) list possible fixes
7. 7.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) staying calm (b) ignoring the problem (c) blaming others (d) guessing wildly
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) drawing a diagram (c) breaking it into parts (d) blaming others
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) breaking it into parts (c) asking for help (d) guessing wildly
10. 10.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
11. 11.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or choose the best idea? (a) understand the problem (b) choose the best idea
13. 13.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or say what is wrong? (a) choose the best idea (b) say what is wrong
14. 14.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
15. 15.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to find the best one (b) to confuse people (c) no reason (d) to waste time
17. 17.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) guessing wildly (b) staying calm (c) breaking it into parts (d) asking for help
18. 18.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
19. 19.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) stop cycling (b) buy a new cycle (c) kick the cycle (d) look at what is wrong
20. 20.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or pick one plan? (a) understand the problem (b) pick one plan
22. 22.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
24. 24.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) panicking (c) trying again (d) making a list
25. 25.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
26. 26.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) breaking it into parts (c) making a list (d) giving up at once
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or list possible fixes? (a) see if it helped (b) list possible fixes
29. 29.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or think of ideas? (a) pick one plan (b) think of ideas
31. 31.🛠️ 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
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or think of ideas? (a) say what is wrong (b) think of ideas
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or think of ideas? (a) see if it helped (b) think of ideas
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) drawing a diagram (c) staying calm (d) ignoring the problem
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or think of ideas? (a) check if it worked (b) think of ideas
36. 36.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) ignore it (b) cry about it (c) split it into parts (d) wait for luck
37. 37.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
40. 40.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False

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