Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 204 · 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.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) give up (c) try another idea (d) blame the tools
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) trying again (c) staying calm (d) blaming others
3. 3.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
4. 4.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) wait for luck (b) cry about it (c) ignore it (d) split it into parts
5. 5.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) kick the cycle (c) stop cycling (d) look at what is wrong
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
7. 7.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or pick one plan? (a) put the plan to work (b) pick one plan
8. 8.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) know what is wrong (b) try any idea (c) give up (d) blame someone
9. 9.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) ignoring the problem (c) making a list (d) panicking
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) trying again (c) panicking (d) staying calm
12. 12.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or say what is wrong? (a) think of ideas (b) say what is wrong
14. 14.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
15. 15.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) making a list (c) asking for help (d) panicking
16. 16.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) trying again (c) guessing wildly (d) drawing a diagram
17. 17.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) guessing wildly (c) making a list (d) giving up at once
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) repeating the same try (c) giving up at once (d) trying again
20. 20.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) giving up at once (c) staying calm (d) blaming others
22. 22.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) giving up at once (c) staying calm (d) making a list
24. 24.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) asking for help (c) guessing wildly (d) breaking it into parts
26. 26.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
27. 27.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
28. 28.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) drawing a diagram (c) giving up at once (d) repeating the same try
30. 30.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) only a stranger (b) nobody ever (c) a rumour (d) a teacher or parent
31. 31.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) repeating the same try (c) ignoring the problem (d) drawing a diagram
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) repeating the same try (c) giving up at once (d) breaking it into parts
33. 33.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
34. 34.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
35. 35.🛠️ 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
36. 36.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) giving up at once (b) making a list (c) breaking it into parts (d) drawing a diagram
37. 37.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or try it out? (a) choose the best idea (b) try it out
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or choose the best idea? (a) think of ideas (b) choose the best idea
40. 40.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it

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