Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 27 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) making a list (c) giving up at once (d) trying again
2. 2.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) wait for luck (b) cry about it (c) split it into parts (d) ignore it
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) ignoring the problem (c) blaming others (d) staying calm
4. 4.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) guessing wildly (c) staying calm (d) blaming others
5. 5.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
6. 6.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or think of ideas? (a) choose the best idea (b) think of ideas
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) drawing a diagram (c) trying again (d) ignoring the problem
8. 8.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) repeating the same try (c) giving up at once (d) making a list
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) making a list (c) blaming others (d) breaking it into parts
11. 11.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to waste time (b) no reason (c) to find the best one (d) to confuse people
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or try it out? (a) list possible fixes (b) try it out
15. 15.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
16. 16.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
17. 17.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or think of ideas? (a) try it out (b) think of ideas
18. 18.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) repeating the same try (c) trying again (d) drawing a diagram
19. 19.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
22. 22.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or check if it worked? (a) list possible fixes (b) check if it worked
23. 23.🛠️ 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
24. 24.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🛠️ 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
26. 26.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
27. 27.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) blaming others (b) drawing a diagram (c) asking for help (d) breaking it into parts
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
29. 29.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
30. 30.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) giving up at once (b) asking for help (c) making a list (d) drawing a diagram
31. 31.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or say what is wrong? (a) see if it helped (b) say what is wrong
33. 33.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) panicking (c) drawing a diagram (d) guessing wildly
36. 36.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) asking for help (c) guessing wildly (d) staying calm
37. 37.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) stop cycling (c) look at what is wrong (d) kick the cycle
38. 38.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
39. 39.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) ignoring the problem (c) giving up at once (d) breaking it into parts
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or understand the problem? (a) choose the best idea (b) understand the problem

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