Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

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

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