Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 397 · 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: pick one plan or understand the problem? (a) pick one plan (b) understand the problem
2. 2.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or see if it helped? (a) understand the problem (b) see if it helped
3. 3.🛠️ 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
4. 4.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
5. 5.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
6. 6.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) drawing a diagram (b) repeating the same try (c) panicking (d) giving up at once
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) breaking it into parts (c) trying again (d) guessing wildly
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
9. 9.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
10. 10.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
11. 11.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
12. 12.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) repeating the same try (c) breaking it into parts (d) blaming others
13. 13.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) guessing wildly (c) ignoring the problem (d) trying again
14. 14.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
15. 15.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) try another idea (c) blame the tools (d) hide it
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) guessing wildly (c) ignoring the problem (d) making a list
18. 18.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or choose the best idea? (a) think of ideas (b) choose the best idea
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.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
22. 22.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) ignore it (b) wait for luck (c) split it into parts (d) cry about it
23. 23.🛠️ 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
24. 24.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
27. 27.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) stop cycling (b) kick the cycle (c) look at what is wrong (d) buy a new cycle
29. 29.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or pick one plan? (a) check if it worked (b) pick one plan
31. 31.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) breaking it into parts (c) panicking (d) trying again
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or think of ideas? (a) pick one plan (b) think of ideas
34. 34.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to waste time (b) no reason (c) to confuse people (d) to find the best one
35. 35.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
37. 37.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) trying again (c) asking for help (d) ignoring the problem
39. 39.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) nobody ever (b) a teacher or parent (c) a rumour (d) only a stranger

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