Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 275 · 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.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) breaking it into parts (c) guessing wildly (d) asking for help
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
4. 4.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to waste time (b) no reason (c) to find the best one (d) to confuse people
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) blaming others (c) staying calm (d) guessing wildly
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) ignoring the problem (c) breaking it into parts (d) trying again
7. 7.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
8. 8.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) wait for luck (b) ignore it (c) split it into parts (d) cry about it
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) giving up at once (c) guessing wildly (d) breaking it into parts
10. 10.🛠️ 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
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or understand the problem? (a) list possible fixes (b) understand the problem
12. 12.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) asking for help (c) repeating the same try (d) breaking it into parts
15. 15.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) staying calm (b) blaming others (c) giving up at once (d) guessing wildly
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) breaking it into parts (c) drawing a diagram (d) making a list
17. 17.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
18. 18.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or choose the best idea? (a) understand the problem (b) choose the best idea
19. 19.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) making a list (c) panicking (d) asking for help
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) trying again (c) panicking (d) repeating the same try
21. 21.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
25. 25.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
26. 26.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) making a list (c) ignoring the problem (d) breaking it into parts
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) making a list (c) trying again (d) guessing wildly
28. 28.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or think of ideas? (a) try it out (b) think of ideas
30. 30.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) drawing a diagram (c) panicking (d) blaming others
31. 31.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) trying again (b) repeating the same try (c) giving up at once (d) panicking
32. 32.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) nobody ever (b) a teacher or parent (c) a rumour (d) only a stranger
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or try it out? (a) pick one plan (b) try it out
35. 35.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) giving up at once (c) breaking it into parts (d) panicking
36. 36.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
37. 37.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
38. 38.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) give up (c) try any idea (d) know what is wrong
40. 40.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) making a list (c) trying again (d) blaming others

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