Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 470 · 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.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a teacher or parent (b) nobody ever (c) a rumour (d) only a stranger
2. 2.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) to waste time (c) no reason (d) to find the best one
3. 3.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
5. 5.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
6. 6.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
7. 7.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) wait for luck (b) split it into parts (c) cry about it (d) ignore it
8. 8.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or understand the problem? (a) think of ideas (b) understand the problem
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or see if it helped? (a) choose the best idea (b) see if it helped
10. 10.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
11. 11.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) breaking it into parts (b) repeating the same try (c) blaming others (d) ignoring the problem
12. 12.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
13. 13.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
14. 14.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) try another idea (b) hide it (c) blame the tools (d) give up
16. 16.🛠️ 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
17. 17.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) panicking (b) drawing a diagram (c) making a list (d) breaking it into parts
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) drawing a diagram (c) trying again (d) repeating the same try
20. 20.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
21. 21.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) blaming others (c) giving up at once (d) making a list
22. 22.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or try it out? (a) pick one plan (b) try it out
23. 23.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
25. 25.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) making a list (c) giving up at once (d) breaking it into parts
27. 27.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
28. 28.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) giving up at once (c) blaming others (d) guessing wildly
30. 30.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or list possible fixes? (a) try it out (b) list possible fixes
32. 32.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) know what is wrong (b) give up (c) try any idea (d) blame someone
33. 33.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) staying calm (c) blaming others (d) guessing wildly
35. 35.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) drawing a diagram (c) giving up at once (d) guessing wildly
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) asking for help (c) panicking (d) making a list
37. 37.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
38. 38.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or check if it worked? (a) understand the problem (b) check if it worked

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