Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 245 · 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.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
2. 2.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or pick one plan? (a) see if it helped (b) pick one plan
3. 3.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
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.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or choose the best idea? (a) try it out (b) choose the best idea
7. 7.🛠️ 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
8. 8.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or list possible fixes? (a) check if it worked (b) list possible fixes
9. 9.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) breaking it into parts (c) making a list (d) giving up at once
10. 10.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
11. 11.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
12. 12.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) try any idea (c) give up (d) know what is wrong
13. 13.🛠️ 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
14. 14.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) only a stranger (c) nobody ever (d) a teacher or parent
15. 15.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
16. 16.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) panicking (c) guessing wildly (d) asking for help
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) blaming others (c) panicking (d) asking for help
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) trying again (c) guessing wildly (d) repeating the same try
19. 19.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) staying calm (b) giving up at once (c) guessing wildly (d) ignoring the problem
21. 21.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) drawing a diagram (c) repeating the same try (d) staying calm
23. 23.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) asking for help (c) blaming others (d) making a list
25. 25.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
26. 26.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
28. 28.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
29. 29.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) trying again (c) panicking (d) repeating the same try
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) drawing a diagram (c) giving up at once (d) guessing wildly
31. 31.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
32. 32.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or pick one plan? (a) check if it worked (b) pick one plan
34. 34.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
35. 35.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
36. 36.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or see if it helped? (a) say what is wrong (b) see if it helped
37. 37.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) blame the tools (c) try another idea (d) hide it
38. 38.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to waste time (b) to confuse people (c) no reason (d) to find the best one

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