Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 408 · 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.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) give up (b) try any idea (c) blame someone (d) know what is wrong
2. 2.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or say what is wrong? (a) think of ideas (b) say what is wrong
4. 4.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
5. 5.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) trying again (b) blaming others (c) panicking (d) guessing wildly
7. 7.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
8. 8.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or pick one plan? (a) put the plan to work (b) pick one plan
9. 9.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
10. 10.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or list possible fixes? (a) choose the best idea (b) list possible fixes
11. 11.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
12. 12.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) breaking it into parts (c) making a list (d) guessing wildly
15. 15.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) drawing a diagram (c) breaking it into parts (d) making a list
17. 17.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
18. 18.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or check if it worked? (a) say what is wrong (b) check if it worked
19. 19.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) only a stranger (b) a rumour (c) nobody ever (d) a teacher or parent
20. 20.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) blame the tools (c) hide it (d) try another idea
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) panicking (c) ignoring the problem (d) drawing a diagram
22. 22.🛠️ 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
23. 23.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
27. 27.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) breaking it into parts (c) blaming others (d) trying again
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or say what is wrong? (a) list possible fixes (b) say what is wrong
29. 29.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or list possible fixes? (a) check if it worked (b) list possible fixes
32. 32.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
33. 33.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) giving up at once (c) blaming others (d) asking for help
34. 34.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) giving up at once (c) ignoring the problem (d) staying calm
36. 36.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
37. 37.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) look at what is wrong (b) stop cycling (c) kick the cycle (d) buy a new cycle
38. 38.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
40. 40.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to waste time (b) to confuse people (c) no reason (d) to find the best one

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