Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 368 · 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 helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) staying calm (c) giving up at once (d) blaming others
2. 2.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to find the best one (b) to confuse people (c) no reason (d) to waste time
3. 3.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or list possible fixes? (a) choose the best idea (b) list possible fixes
5. 5.🛠️ 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
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) breaking it into parts (c) drawing a diagram (d) guessing wildly
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
9. 9.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) panicking (c) drawing a diagram (d) ignoring the problem
11. 11.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) stop cycling (b) buy a new cycle (c) look at what is wrong (d) kick the cycle
12. 12.🛠️ 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
13. 13.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) know what is wrong (b) try any idea (c) give up (d) blame someone
14. 14.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
15. 15.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
16. 16.🛠️ 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
17. 17.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
19. 19.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
21. 21.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or say what is wrong? (a) list possible fixes (b) say what is wrong
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) guessing wildly (c) blaming others (d) breaking it into parts
24. 24.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
25. 25.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or choose the best idea? (a) list possible fixes (b) choose the best idea
27. 27.🛠️ 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
28. 28.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or put the plan to work? (a) check if it worked (b) put the plan to work
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) giving up at once (c) repeating the same try (d) panicking
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) blaming others (c) asking for help (d) repeating the same try
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or list possible fixes? (a) pick one plan (b) list possible fixes
33. 33.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) ignore it (b) cry about it (c) split it into parts (d) wait for luck
34. 34.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a teacher or parent (b) a rumour (c) only a stranger (d) nobody ever
36. 36.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) guessing wildly (b) staying calm (c) drawing a diagram (d) trying again
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) guessing wildly (c) panicking (d) staying calm
39. 39.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) repeating the same try (c) staying calm (d) asking for help

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