Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 310 · 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 of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) panicking (c) breaking it into parts (d) trying again
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
3. 3.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) asking for help (b) blaming others (c) repeating the same try (d) guessing wildly
4. 4.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
5. 5.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) making a list (b) ignoring the problem (c) repeating the same try (d) giving up at once
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
7. 7.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) making a list (c) guessing wildly (d) staying calm
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or choose the best idea? (a) see if it helped (b) choose the best idea
10. 10.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or choose the best idea? (a) think of ideas (b) choose the best idea
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or list possible fixes? (a) understand the problem (b) list possible fixes
12. 12.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) trying again (c) blaming others (d) ignoring the problem
13. 13.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or pick one plan? (a) list possible fixes (b) pick one plan
15. 15.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or list possible fixes? (a) say what is wrong (b) list possible fixes
16. 16.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
18. 18.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
19. 19.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
20. 20.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
21. 21.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or check if it worked? (a) list possible fixes (b) check if it worked
22. 22.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or think of ideas? (a) choose the best idea (b) think of ideas
24. 24.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) breaking it into parts (c) ignoring the problem (d) giving up at once
26. 26.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🛠️ 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
28. 28.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a teacher or parent (b) only a stranger (c) a rumour (d) nobody ever
29. 29.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) guessing wildly (c) ignoring the problem (d) drawing a diagram
30. 30.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) wait for luck (c) split it into parts (d) ignore it
31. 31.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or understand the problem? (a) choose the best idea (b) understand the problem
33. 33.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) try another idea (b) hide it (c) blame the tools (d) give up
35. 35.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) staying calm (b) repeating the same try (c) blaming others (d) giving up at once
36. 36.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) know what is wrong (c) give up (d) try any idea
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or say what is wrong? (a) list possible fixes (b) say what is wrong
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) breaking it into parts (c) making a list (d) staying calm
39. 39.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way

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