Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 381 · 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.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) ignore it (b) split it into parts (c) wait for luck (d) cry about it
2. 2.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
3. 3.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) guessing wildly (c) asking for help (d) giving up at once
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) ignoring the problem (c) trying again (d) guessing wildly
5. 5.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) guessing wildly (b) breaking it into parts (c) drawing a diagram (d) staying calm
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) asking for help (c) breaking it into parts (d) drawing a diagram
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) blaming others (c) breaking it into parts (d) guessing wildly
8. 8.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
9. 9.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
10. 10.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) staying calm (c) guessing wildly (d) repeating the same try
12. 12.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to waste time (b) to confuse people (c) no reason (d) to find the best one
13. 13.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
15. 15.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) blaming others (c) breaking it into parts (d) trying again
16. 16.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
17. 17.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or understand the problem? (a) check if it worked (b) understand the problem
18. 18.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or think of ideas? (a) put the plan to work (b) think of ideas
19. 19.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) stop cycling (b) kick the cycle (c) buy a new cycle (d) look at what is wrong
22. 22.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
23. 23.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or try it out? (a) list possible fixes (b) try it out
25. 25.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) trying again (c) staying calm (d) breaking it into parts
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) giving up at once (c) guessing wildly (d) making a list
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or understand the problem? (a) list possible fixes (b) understand the problem
29. 29.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
30. 30.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) blaming others (c) repeating the same try (d) guessing wildly
32. 32.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
34. 34.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
35. 35.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) blame the tools (c) try another idea (d) hide it
36. 36.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
37. 37.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) guessing wildly (c) drawing a diagram (d) giving up at once
39. 39.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True

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