Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 182 · 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.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
2. 2.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) stop cycling (c) kick the cycle (d) look at what is wrong
3. 3.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) panicking (c) trying again (d) ignoring the problem
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) drawing a diagram (c) giving up at once (d) asking for help
7. 7.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or check if it worked? (a) pick one plan (b) check if it worked
8. 8.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) asking for help (b) giving up at once (c) blaming others (d) panicking
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) making a list (c) giving up at once (d) panicking
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) blaming others (c) breaking it into parts (d) staying calm
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
14. 14.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
15. 15.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) trying again (c) staying calm (d) ignoring the problem
17. 17.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) try another idea (c) hide it (d) blame the tools
19. 19.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
20. 20.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) making a list (c) breaking it into parts (d) trying again
22. 22.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or try it out? (a) think of ideas (b) try it out
23. 23.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) staying calm (c) trying again (d) guessing wildly
24. 24.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
25. 25.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
26. 26.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or check if it worked? (a) list possible fixes (b) check if it worked
29. 29.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
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.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) breaking it into parts (b) panicking (c) giving up at once (d) repeating the same try
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) making a list (c) asking for help (d) breaking it into parts
33. 33.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a teacher or parent (b) only a stranger (c) a rumour (d) nobody ever
34. 34.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) panicking (c) staying calm (d) trying again
36. 36.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) asking for help (c) giving up at once (d) making a list
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or try it out? (a) list possible fixes (b) try it out
38. 38.🛠️ 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
39. 39.🛠️ 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
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or choose the best idea? (a) say what is wrong (b) choose the best idea

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