Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 47 · 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.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) try another idea (b) give up (c) blame the tools (d) hide it
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
3. 3.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
4. 4.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or choose the best idea? (a) understand the problem (b) choose the best idea
5. 5.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) asking for help (c) staying calm (d) blaming others
7. 7.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or understand the problem? (a) list possible fixes (b) understand the problem
8. 8.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
10. 10.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
11. 11.🛠️ 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) blaming others (c) making a list (d) ignoring the problem
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) giving up at once (c) guessing wildly (d) breaking it into parts
15. 15.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or pick one plan? (a) think of ideas (b) pick one plan
16. 16.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) drawing a diagram (c) blaming others (d) guessing wildly
17. 17.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
18. 18.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or see if it helped? (a) list possible fixes (b) see if it helped
19. 19.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
20. 20.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) to find the best one (c) to waste time (d) no reason
21. 21.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or list possible fixes? (a) check if it worked (b) list possible fixes
22. 22.🚲 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
23. 23.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or check if it worked? (a) pick one plan (b) check if it worked
25. 25.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or pick one plan? (a) list possible fixes (b) pick one plan
26. 26.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
27. 27.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) give up (b) try any idea (c) know what is wrong (d) blame someone
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) trying again (c) ignoring the problem (d) blaming others
29. 29.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
31. 31.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) making a list (c) guessing wildly (d) asking for help
32. 32.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or understand the problem? (a) put the plan to work (b) understand the problem
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or put the plan to work? (a) choose the best idea (b) put the plan to work
35. 35.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) blaming others (c) repeating the same try (d) trying again
36. 36.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or put the plan to work? (a) see if it helped (b) put the plan to work
38. 38.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
39. 39.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or list possible fixes? (a) pick one plan (b) list possible fixes

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