Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 482 · 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: say what is wrong? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) guessing wildly (c) staying calm (d) trying again
3. 3.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
5. 5.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) trying again (b) giving up at once (c) ignoring the problem (d) repeating the same try
6. 6.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) nobody ever (b) a rumour (c) only a stranger (d) a teacher or parent
7. 7.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
8. 8.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or understand the problem? (a) see if it helped (b) understand the problem
10. 10.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or choose the best idea? (a) try it out (b) choose the best idea
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) trying again (c) making a list (d) panicking
13. 13.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or understand the problem? (a) list possible fixes (b) understand the problem
14. 14.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
15. 15.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
16. 16.🛠️ 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
17. 17.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) panicking (c) breaking it into parts (d) giving up at once
18. 18.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
19. 19.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
20. 20.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or try it out? (a) think of ideas (b) try it out
21. 21.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
23. 23.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) breaking it into parts (c) panicking (d) staying calm
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) asking for help (c) staying calm (d) trying again
26. 26.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
28. 28.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) making a list (c) drawing a diagram (d) repeating the same try
29. 29.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) wait for luck (c) ignore it (d) split it into parts
30. 30.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) ignoring the problem (c) staying calm (d) repeating the same try
31. 31.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) breaking it into parts (c) ignoring the problem (d) trying again
32. 32.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or list possible fixes? (a) see if it helped (b) list possible fixes
34. 34.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) blame the tools (c) hide it (d) try another idea
35. 35.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
36. 36.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
37. 37.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or think of ideas? (a) try it out (b) think of ideas
39. 39.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) drawing a diagram (c) guessing wildly (d) blaming others
40. 40.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 2

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