Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 404 · 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 gets in the way of solving? (a) guessing wildly (b) drawing a diagram (c) making a list (d) asking for help
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
3. 3.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
4. 4.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) nobody ever (b) a rumour (c) only a stranger (d) a teacher or parent
5. 5.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
7. 7.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) giving up at once (b) staying calm (c) breaking it into parts (d) drawing a diagram
8. 8.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or choose the best idea? (a) try it out (b) choose the best idea
9. 9.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to confuse people (c) to find the best one (d) to waste time
10. 10.True or false: “trying again” 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) blaming others (c) trying again (d) ignoring the problem
12. 12.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or put the plan to work? (a) pick one plan (b) put the plan to work
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) panicking (c) guessing wildly (d) asking for help
14. 14.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) give up (c) try any idea (d) know what is wrong
15. 15.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) split it into parts (b) wait for luck (c) cry about it (d) ignore it
16. 16.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
17. 17.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
18. 18.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) drawing a diagram (b) panicking (c) giving up at once (d) ignoring the problem
20. 20.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) drawing a diagram (c) blaming others (d) asking for help
21. 21.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) guessing wildly (c) panicking (d) making a list
22. 22.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) guessing wildly (c) asking for help (d) panicking
23. 23.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or pick one plan? (a) see if it helped (b) pick one plan
25. 25.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) try another idea (c) give up (d) hide it
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) ignoring the problem (c) guessing wildly (d) trying again
27. 27.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
30. 30.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or pick one plan? (a) list possible fixes (b) pick one plan
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or see if it helped? (a) put the plan to work (b) see if it helped
33. 33.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🛠️ 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
35. 35.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
36. 36.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or list possible fixes? (a) understand the problem (b) list possible fixes
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) asking for help (c) giving up at once (d) making a list
38. 38.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
39. 39.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) giving up at once (c) guessing wildly (d) drawing a diagram

Free critical thinking lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/critical-thinking-for-kids