Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 45 · 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.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) staying calm (c) giving up at once (d) drawing a diagram
4. 4.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
6. 6.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
7. 7.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) panicking (c) asking for help (d) making a list
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) breaking it into parts (c) staying calm (d) guessing wildly
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) breaking it into parts (c) blaming others (d) drawing a diagram
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or say what is wrong? (a) see if it helped (b) say what is wrong
12. 12.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) repeating the same try (c) staying calm (d) ignoring the problem
13. 13.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or try it out? (a) pick one plan (b) try it out
14. 14.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) try another idea (b) blame the tools (c) give up (d) hide it
15. 15.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) breaking it into parts (c) repeating the same try (d) trying again
17. 17.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
19. 19.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🛠️ 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
21. 21.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
22. 22.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) repeating the same try (c) panicking (d) breaking it into parts
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) guessing wildly (c) ignoring the problem (d) repeating the same try
25. 25.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
26. 26.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
27. 27.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or try it out? (a) list possible fixes (b) try it out
28. 28.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) buy a new cycle (b) look at what is wrong (c) stop cycling (d) kick the cycle
30. 30.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) guessing wildly (b) breaking it into parts (c) trying again (d) drawing a diagram
31. 31.🛠️ 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
32. 32.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) nobody ever (c) only a stranger (d) a teacher or parent
33. 33.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) giving up at once (b) drawing a diagram (c) breaking it into parts (d) making a list
35. 35.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) wait for luck (b) ignore it (c) split it into parts (d) cry about it
36. 36.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or see if it helped? (a) understand the problem (b) see if it helped
37. 37.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or try it out? (a) choose the best idea (b) try it out
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) guessing wildly (c) making a list (d) giving up at once
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or choose the best idea? (a) check if it worked (b) choose the best idea

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