Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 426 · 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 problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) breaking it into parts (c) repeating the same try (d) guessing wildly
4. 4.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
5. 5.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
6. 6.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
7. 7.🛠️ 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) making a list (c) panicking (d) staying calm
9. 9.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or say what is wrong? (a) think of ideas (b) say what is wrong
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or try it out? (a) choose the best idea (b) try it out
12. 12.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) try another idea (c) blame the tools (d) give up
13. 13.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) asking for help (c) guessing wildly (d) giving up at once
14. 14.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
15. 15.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) giving up at once (c) blaming others (d) breaking it into parts
16. 16.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) nobody ever (b) a rumour (c) a teacher or parent (d) only a stranger
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) asking for help (c) trying again (d) ignoring the problem
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) ignoring the problem (c) panicking (d) drawing a diagram
19. 19.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
20. 20.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) giving up at once (b) staying calm (c) making a list (d) asking for help
22. 22.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to waste time (b) to confuse people (c) no reason (d) to find the best one
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) guessing wildly (c) panicking (d) making a list
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or check if it worked? (a) choose the best idea (b) check if it worked
25. 25.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) trying again (c) guessing wildly (d) ignoring the problem
27. 27.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or think of ideas? (a) understand the problem (b) think of ideas
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or try it out? (a) understand the problem (b) try it out
30. 30.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) panicking (c) breaking it into parts (d) drawing a diagram
31. 31.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
32. 32.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) breaking it into parts (c) repeating the same try (d) asking for help
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or think of ideas? (a) see if it helped (b) think of ideas
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or think of ideas? (a) pick one plan (b) think of ideas
35. 35.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
36. 36.🛠️ 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
37. 37.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) blaming others (c) staying calm (d) panicking
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or say what is wrong? (a) choose the best idea (b) say what is wrong
39. 39.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) know what is wrong (b) try any idea (c) give up (d) blame someone
40. 40.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True

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