Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 405 · 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) wait for luck (b) cry about it (c) split it into parts (d) ignore it
2. 2.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or pick one plan? (a) think of ideas (b) pick one plan
3. 3.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) asking for help (c) ignoring the problem (d) panicking
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) asking for help (c) drawing a diagram (d) giving up at once
6. 6.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to waste time (b) no reason (c) to find the best one (d) to confuse people
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) trying again (c) panicking (d) breaking it into parts
8. 8.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
9. 9.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
11. 11.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
12. 12.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) guessing wildly (c) staying calm (d) repeating the same try
14. 14.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
15. 15.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
17. 17.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
18. 18.🛠️ 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
19. 19.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) guessing wildly (c) panicking (d) trying again
20. 20.🚲 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
21. 21.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or think of ideas? (a) try it out (b) think of ideas
22. 22.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) trying again (c) drawing a diagram (d) giving up at once
23. 23.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
25. 25.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) only a stranger (b) nobody ever (c) a rumour (d) a teacher or parent
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) asking for help (c) repeating the same try (d) drawing a diagram
27. 27.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) repeating the same try (b) trying again (c) asking for help (d) drawing a diagram
28. 28.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) repeating the same try (c) asking for help (d) guessing wildly
29. 29.🛠️ 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
30. 30.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
31. 31.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or see if it helped? (a) pick one plan (b) see if it helped
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
34. 34.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
35. 35.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
36. 36.🛠️ 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
37. 37.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🛠️ 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
39. 39.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) making a list (b) ignoring the problem (c) panicking (d) guessing wildly
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) making a list (c) giving up at once (d) blaming others

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