Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 280 · 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) guessing wildly (b) staying calm (c) giving up at once (d) blaming others
2. 2.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
3. 3.🚲 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
4. 4.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
7. 7.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) split it into parts (b) wait for luck (c) ignore it (d) cry about it
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
9. 9.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) making a list (c) breaking it into parts (d) giving up at once
11. 11.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) hide it (c) try another idea (d) blame the tools
12. 12.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) know what is wrong (c) try any idea (d) give up
14. 14.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to waste time (c) to confuse people (d) to find the best one
16. 16.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
17. 17.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or check if it worked? (a) put the plan to work (b) check if it worked
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
19. 19.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
20. 20.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or list possible fixes? (a) see if it helped (b) list possible fixes
21. 21.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
22. 22.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or pick one plan? (a) understand the problem (b) pick one plan
23. 23.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
24. 24.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) breaking it into parts (c) guessing wildly (d) blaming others
25. 25.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
27. 27.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
28. 28.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
29. 29.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) blaming others (c) drawing a diagram (d) giving up at once
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or check if it worked? (a) understand the problem (b) check if it worked
31. 31.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🛠️ 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
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or think of ideas? (a) understand the problem (b) think of ideas
34. 34.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or understand the problem? (a) put the plan to work (b) understand the problem
36. 36.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) making a list (c) breaking it into parts (d) blaming others
37. 37.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
38. 38.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) guessing wildly (c) drawing a diagram (d) breaking it into parts
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or choose the best idea? (a) check if it worked (b) choose the best idea
40. 40.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it

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