Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 459 · 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: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) giving up at once (c) blaming others (d) making a list
4. 4.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
5. 5.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) drawing a diagram (b) blaming others (c) giving up at once (d) repeating the same try
6. 6.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or try it out? (a) choose the best idea (b) try it out
7. 7.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) drawing a diagram (c) ignoring the problem (d) breaking it into parts
8. 8.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or understand the problem? (a) check if it worked (b) understand the problem
9. 9.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) guessing wildly (c) repeating the same try (d) asking for help
10. 10.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
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.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) staying calm (c) blaming others (d) guessing wildly
15. 15.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) giving up at once (c) ignoring the problem (d) breaking it into parts
16. 16.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
19. 19.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
20. 20.🛠️ 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
21. 21.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) blaming others (c) panicking (d) staying calm
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or put the plan to work? (a) list possible fixes (b) put the plan to work
24. 24.🛠️ 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
25. 25.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or think of ideas? (a) pick one plan (b) think of ideas
26. 26.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) asking for help (c) guessing wildly (d) giving up at once
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or choose the best idea? (a) put the plan to work (b) choose the best idea
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or understand the problem? (a) choose the best idea (b) understand the problem
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or choose the best idea? (a) think of ideas (b) choose the best idea
31. 31.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to confuse people (c) to waste time (d) to find the best one
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or check if it worked? (a) understand the problem (b) check if it worked
33. 33.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
34. 34.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) try another idea (b) give up (c) blame the tools (d) hide it
36. 36.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) drawing a diagram (c) breaking it into parts (d) making a list
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) asking for help (c) drawing a diagram (d) guessing wildly
40. 40.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) stop cycling (b) look at what is wrong (c) buy a new cycle (d) kick the cycle

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