Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 309 · 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: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) guessing wildly (c) ignoring the problem (d) staying calm
3. 3.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
4. 4.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) ignore it (b) cry about it (c) wait for luck (d) split it into parts
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) asking for help (c) staying calm (d) repeating the same try
6. 6.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) to find the best one (c) no reason (d) to waste time
7. 7.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) blaming others (c) trying again (d) giving up at once
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
10. 10.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
11. 11.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) asking for help (c) blaming others (d) drawing a diagram
12. 12.🛠️ 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
13. 13.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) a teacher or parent (c) only a stranger (d) nobody ever
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) trying again (c) guessing wildly (d) giving up at once
15. 15.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
16. 16.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
17. 17.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or see if it helped? (a) choose the best idea (b) see if it helped
18. 18.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
19. 19.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
20. 20.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
22. 22.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) look at what is wrong (b) kick the cycle (c) buy a new cycle (d) stop cycling
24. 24.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
25. 25.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or think of ideas? (a) understand the problem (b) think of ideas
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or see if it helped? (a) understand the problem (b) see if it helped
27. 27.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) breaking it into parts (b) ignoring the problem (c) blaming others (d) repeating the same try
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or list possible fixes? (a) pick one plan (b) list possible fixes
29. 29.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
31. 31.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) give up (c) blame someone (d) know what is wrong
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) giving up at once (c) blaming others (d) breaking it into parts
34. 34.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) asking for help (c) drawing a diagram (d) staying calm
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) staying calm (c) guessing wildly (d) repeating the same try
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or put the plan to work? (a) list possible fixes (b) put the plan to work
39. 39.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
40. 40.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True

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