Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 235 · 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: list possible fixes? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
4. 4.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) repeating the same try (c) blaming others (d) ignoring the problem
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
7. 7.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) trying again (c) guessing wildly (d) blaming others
8. 8.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) panicking (c) breaking it into parts (d) drawing a diagram
12. 12.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
14. 14.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) ignore it (b) cry about it (c) wait for luck (d) split it into parts
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) asking for help (c) trying again (d) giving up at once
16. 16.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
17. 17.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or pick one plan? (a) understand the problem (b) pick one plan
18. 18.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) try another idea (c) blame the tools (d) give up
19. 19.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) breaking it into parts (c) repeating the same try (d) drawing a diagram
20. 20.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
21. 21.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) making a list (c) asking for help (d) blaming others
22. 22.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
23. 23.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or understand the problem? (a) think of ideas (b) understand the problem
25. 25.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
26. 26.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or pick one plan? (a) think of ideas (b) pick one plan
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) asking for help (c) drawing a diagram (d) breaking it into parts
30. 30.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) giving up at once (c) repeating the same try (d) breaking it into parts
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or put the plan to work? (a) choose the best idea (b) put the plan to work
32. 32.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) ignoring the problem (b) asking for help (c) drawing a diagram (d) staying calm
33. 33.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) guessing wildly (c) panicking (d) drawing a diagram
34. 34.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
35. 35.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) only a stranger (b) a teacher or parent (c) a rumour (d) nobody ever
36. 36.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
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 of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) ignoring the problem (c) panicking (d) asking for help
39. 39.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False

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