Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 237 · 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: check if it worked? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
3. 3.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) repeating the same try (b) trying again (c) staying calm (d) making a list
4. 4.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
5. 5.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or choose the best idea? (a) check if it worked (b) choose the best idea
6. 6.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) panicking (b) trying again (c) making a list (d) asking for help
7. 7.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
8. 8.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) blame the tools (c) give up (d) try another idea
9. 9.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) staying calm (c) repeating the same try (d) blaming others
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) repeating the same try (c) ignoring the problem (d) staying calm
11. 11.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) staying calm (c) blaming others (d) breaking it into parts
12. 12.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
14. 14.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) split it into parts (b) wait for luck (c) ignore it (d) cry about it
15. 15.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) making a list (b) blaming others (c) ignoring the problem (d) giving up at once
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) repeating the same try (c) ignoring the problem (d) trying again
17. 17.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or see if it helped? (a) understand the problem (b) see if it helped
18. 18.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) ignoring the problem (c) asking for help (d) panicking
19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or try it out? (a) say what is wrong (b) try it out
20. 20.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) give up (b) try any idea (c) blame someone (d) know what is wrong
21. 21.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or choose the best idea? (a) see if it helped (b) choose the best idea
23. 23.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
24. 24.🛠️ 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
25. 25.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🛠️ 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
27. 27.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🛠️ 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
29. 29.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) stop cycling (b) look at what is wrong (c) kick the cycle (d) buy a new cycle
30. 30.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or understand the problem? (a) try it out (b) understand the problem
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or put the plan to work? (a) pick one plan (b) put the plan to work
33. 33.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) ignoring the problem (c) trying again (d) repeating the same try
34. 34.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or check if it worked? (a) choose the best idea (b) check if it worked
36. 36.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or understand the problem? (a) choose the best idea (b) understand the problem
38. 38.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) guessing wildly (b) asking for help (c) drawing a diagram (d) breaking it into parts
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or check if it worked? (a) put the plan to work (b) check if it worked
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) asking for help (c) staying calm (d) making a list

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