Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 170 · 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) asking for help (b) breaking it into parts (c) giving up at once (d) staying calm
2. 2.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) split it into parts (b) wait for luck (c) ignore it (d) cry about it
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) guessing wildly (c) ignoring the problem (d) panicking
4. 4.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) drawing a diagram (c) making a list (d) panicking
6. 6.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) making a list (c) ignoring the problem (d) repeating the same try
8. 8.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) repeating the same try (b) trying again (c) making a list (d) staying calm
9. 9.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) to find the best one (c) no reason (d) to waste time
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) ignoring the problem (c) drawing a diagram (d) trying again
11. 11.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
12. 12.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
14. 14.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
16. 16.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) giving up at once (c) asking for help (d) ignoring the problem
17. 17.🛠️ 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
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
19. 19.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
20. 20.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) only a stranger (b) a teacher or parent (c) a rumour (d) nobody ever
21. 21.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) making a list (c) blaming others (d) breaking it into parts
23. 23.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) giving up at once (c) drawing a diagram (d) breaking it into parts
24. 24.🛠️ 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
25. 25.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) trying again (c) ignoring the problem (d) repeating the same try
26. 26.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) ignoring the problem (c) staying calm (d) blaming others
27. 27.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
28. 28.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
29. 29.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
31. 31.🛠️ 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
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or list possible fixes? (a) see if it helped (b) list possible fixes
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or say what is wrong? (a) see if it helped (b) say what is wrong
34. 34.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
35. 35.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
36. 36.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or see if it helped? (a) choose the best idea (b) see if it helped
38. 38.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
39. 39.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) breaking it into parts (c) making a list (d) blaming others

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