Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 272 · 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.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) know what is wrong (b) give up (c) try any idea (d) blame someone
2. 2.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) split it into parts (b) ignore it (c) wait for luck (d) cry about it
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
4. 4.🚲 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
5. 5.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
6. 6.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) breaking it into parts (c) trying again (d) panicking
7. 7.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or see if it helped? (a) put the plan to work (b) see if it helped
8. 8.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) hide it (c) blame the tools (d) try another idea
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) ignoring the problem (c) trying again (d) asking for help
10. 10.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) making a list (c) trying again (d) guessing wildly
11. 11.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) guessing wildly (c) making a list (d) giving up at once
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) repeating the same try (c) breaking it into parts (d) giving up at once
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
14. 14.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) guessing wildly (c) asking for help (d) blaming others
16. 16.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
17. 17.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
18. 18.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) blaming others (c) making a list (d) giving up at once
20. 20.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
21. 21.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
22. 22.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
24. 24.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) giving up at once (b) drawing a diagram (c) trying again (d) staying calm
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) panicking (c) breaking it into parts (d) drawing a diagram
26. 26.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) panicking (c) staying calm (d) giving up at once
27. 27.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or choose the best idea? (a) think of ideas (b) choose the best idea
28. 28.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) nobody ever (b) a rumour (c) a teacher or parent (d) only a stranger
29. 29.🛠️ 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
30. 30.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) blaming others (b) drawing a diagram (c) asking for help (d) trying again
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) guessing wildly (c) trying again (d) ignoring the problem
33. 33.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or think of ideas? (a) pick one plan (b) think of ideas
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or pick one plan? (a) try it out (b) pick one plan
36. 36.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) asking for help (b) panicking (c) guessing wildly (d) giving up at once
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) drawing a diagram (c) breaking it into parts (d) blaming others
39. 39.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
40. 40.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True

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