Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 223 · 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: pick one plan? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
3. 3.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) give up (c) blame someone (d) know what is wrong
4. 4.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) give up (c) blame the tools (d) try another idea
5. 5.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
7. 7.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
8. 8.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) ignoring the problem (c) giving up at once (d) asking for help
9. 9.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) nobody ever (c) a teacher or parent (d) only a stranger
10. 10.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or check if it worked? (a) say what is wrong (b) check if it worked
11. 11.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) kick the cycle (c) look at what is wrong (d) stop cycling
12. 12.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) giving up at once (c) ignoring the problem (d) breaking it into parts
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or try it out? (a) think of ideas (b) try it out
15. 15.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or list possible fixes? (a) put the plan to work (b) list possible fixes
17. 17.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) staying calm (c) drawing a diagram (d) blaming others
23. 23.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) trying again (c) breaking it into parts (d) ignoring the problem
25. 25.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) staying calm (c) breaking it into parts (d) ignoring the problem
26. 26.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) no reason (c) to waste time (d) to find the best one
27. 27.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or put the plan to work? (a) see if it helped (b) put the plan to work
28. 28.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
29. 29.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
31. 31.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) asking for help (c) giving up at once (d) staying calm
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) staying calm (c) making a list (d) repeating the same try
33. 33.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) making a list (c) breaking it into parts (d) drawing a diagram
36. 36.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) split it into parts (c) ignore it (d) wait for luck
37. 37.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) panicking (c) repeating the same try (d) making a list
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or say what is wrong? (a) check if it worked (b) say what is wrong
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or check if it worked? (a) think of ideas (b) check if it worked
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) breaking it into parts (c) drawing a diagram (d) guessing wildly

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