Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 23 · 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.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) split it into parts (b) cry about it (c) wait for luck (d) ignore it
2. 2.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) look at what is wrong (c) stop cycling (d) kick the cycle
3. 3.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or pick one plan? (a) try it out (b) pick one plan
4. 4.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) blame the tools (c) hide it (d) try another idea
5. 5.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
6. 6.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) asking for help (c) repeating the same try (d) panicking
7. 7.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or see if it helped? (a) understand the problem (b) see if it helped
10. 10.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
11. 11.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) breaking it into parts (c) asking for help (d) making a list
13. 13.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or put the plan to work? (a) understand the problem (b) put the plan to work
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) guessing wildly (c) giving up at once (d) staying calm
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or check if it worked? (a) pick one plan (b) check if it worked
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) giving up at once (c) making a list (d) guessing wildly
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
19. 19.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
20. 20.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) ignoring the problem (b) drawing a diagram (c) breaking it into parts (d) asking for help
21. 21.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
22. 22.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
23. 23.🛠️ 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
24. 24.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
25. 25.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) guessing wildly (c) repeating the same try (d) staying calm
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) staying calm (c) asking for help (d) giving up at once
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) panicking (c) guessing wildly (d) repeating the same try
28. 28.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) giving up at once (c) ignoring the problem (d) asking for help
30. 30.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or list possible fixes? (a) see if it helped (b) list possible fixes
32. 32.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
33. 33.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or try it out? (a) say what is wrong (b) try it out
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) staying calm (c) repeating the same try (d) asking for help
36. 36.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
37. 37.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
38. 38.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or understand the problem? (a) put the plan to work (b) understand the problem
40. 40.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True

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