Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 390 · 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.🛠️ 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
2. 2.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
3. 3.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) ignoring the problem (c) giving up at once (d) making a list
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) staying calm (c) repeating the same try (d) guessing wildly
6. 6.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or check if it worked? (a) understand the problem (b) check if it worked
7. 7.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
8. 8.🛠️ 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
9. 9.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) drawing a diagram (c) asking for help (d) making a list
11. 11.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) giving up at once (c) asking for help (d) drawing a diagram
12. 12.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) breaking it into parts (c) panicking (d) giving up at once
13. 13.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) stop cycling (c) kick the cycle (d) look at what is wrong
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or check if it worked? (a) pick one plan (b) check if it worked
15. 15.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🛠️ 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
17. 17.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) panicking (c) guessing wildly (d) trying again
18. 18.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) try another idea (b) give up (c) hide it (d) blame the tools
19. 19.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) giving up at once (c) breaking it into parts (d) repeating the same try
21. 21.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
22. 22.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) breaking it into parts (c) guessing wildly (d) drawing a diagram
23. 23.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
25. 25.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) give up (b) blame someone (c) try any idea (d) know what is wrong
26. 26.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) asking for help (c) trying again (d) repeating the same try
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or pick one plan? (a) try it out (b) pick one plan
30. 30.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) asking for help (b) giving up at once (c) guessing wildly (d) blaming others
31. 31.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
32. 32.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) guessing wildly (c) trying again (d) panicking
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) guessing wildly (c) blaming others (d) asking for help
36. 36.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to waste time (b) no reason (c) to confuse people (d) to find the best one
37. 37.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) panicking (c) repeating the same try (d) drawing a diagram
39. 39.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) repeating the same try (b) staying calm (c) trying again (d) making a list
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or choose the best idea? (a) try it out (b) choose the best idea

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