Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 41 · 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: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
2. 2.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or try it out? (a) understand the problem (b) try it out
3. 3.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
4. 4.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) drawing a diagram (b) guessing wildly (c) repeating the same try (d) ignoring the problem
5. 5.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to waste time (b) no reason (c) to find the best one (d) to confuse people
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
7. 7.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
9. 9.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
10. 10.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) guessing wildly (c) giving up at once (d) breaking it into parts
11. 11.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
12. 12.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or try it out? (a) list possible fixes (b) try it out
13. 13.🛠️ 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
14. 14.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
15. 15.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
19. 19.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) only a stranger (c) a teacher or parent (d) nobody ever
20. 20.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) blame someone (c) give up (d) know what is wrong
21. 21.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🛠️ 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) giving up at once (c) breaking it into parts (d) drawing a diagram
25. 25.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
27. 27.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) ignore it (c) wait for luck (d) split it into parts
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) making a list (c) repeating the same try (d) drawing a diagram
29. 29.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) ignoring the problem (c) repeating the same try (d) trying again
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) making a list (c) repeating the same try (d) blaming others
31. 31.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
32. 32.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
34. 34.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) asking for help (c) repeating the same try (d) trying again
35. 35.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) guessing wildly (c) trying again (d) asking for help
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) staying calm (c) asking for help (d) making a list
38. 38.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
39. 39.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or choose the best idea? (a) say what is wrong (b) choose the best idea

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