Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

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

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