Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 278 · 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: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
2. 2.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
4. 4.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) know what is wrong (b) give up (c) try any idea (d) blame someone
5. 5.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
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.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to find the best one (c) to waste time (d) to confuse people
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
10. 10.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or list possible fixes? (a) check if it worked (b) list possible fixes
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
12. 12.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) kick the cycle (b) look at what is wrong (c) buy a new cycle (d) stop cycling
13. 13.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or choose the best idea? (a) think of ideas (b) choose the best idea
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or see if it helped? (a) think of ideas (b) see if it helped
15. 15.🛠️ 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
16. 16.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) drawing a diagram (b) panicking (c) guessing wildly (d) blaming others
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) breaking it into parts (c) repeating the same try (d) panicking
18. 18.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) breaking it into parts (c) giving up at once (d) staying calm
19. 19.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) wait for luck (b) ignore it (c) cry about it (d) split it into parts
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) blaming others (c) guessing wildly (d) trying again
21. 21.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a teacher or parent (b) a rumour (c) only a stranger (d) nobody ever
23. 23.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or pick one plan? (a) say what is wrong (b) pick one plan
25. 25.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) breaking it into parts (c) staying calm (d) ignoring the problem
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or try it out? (a) pick one plan (b) try it out
27. 27.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) trying again (c) repeating the same try (d) drawing a diagram
28. 28.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) panicking (c) trying again (d) breaking it into parts
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or check if it worked? (a) pick one plan (b) check if it worked
30. 30.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) staying calm (b) panicking (c) giving up at once (d) blaming others
31. 31.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) asking for help (c) making a list (d) staying calm
33. 33.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) breaking it into parts (b) guessing wildly (c) ignoring the problem (d) giving up at once
34. 34.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) repeating the same try (c) asking for help (d) blaming others
35. 35.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) trying again (c) repeating the same try (d) staying calm
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or think of ideas? (a) say what is wrong (b) think of ideas
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or pick one plan? (a) try it out (b) pick one plan
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) breaking it into parts (c) drawing a diagram (d) blaming others
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or pick one plan? (a) put the plan to work (b) pick one plan

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