Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 495 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) making a list (c) ignoring the problem (d) breaking it into parts
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
3. 3.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) staying calm (c) breaking it into parts (d) giving up at once
4. 4.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
5. 5.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) giving up at once (c) making a list (d) guessing wildly
6. 6.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or choose the best idea? (a) try it out (b) choose the best idea
7. 7.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) blame the tools (c) give up (d) try another idea
8. 8.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
9. 9.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) wait for luck (c) split it into parts (d) ignore it
10. 10.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or check if it worked? (a) say what is wrong (b) check if it worked
12. 12.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
13. 13.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) drawing a diagram (c) breaking it into parts (d) asking for help
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) blaming others (c) giving up at once (d) asking for help
16. 16.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) breaking it into parts (c) making a list (d) ignoring the problem
17. 17.🛠️ 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) trying again (c) repeating the same try (d) staying calm
19. 19.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
21. 21.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or check if it worked? (a) understand the problem (b) check if it worked
22. 22.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) only a stranger (b) nobody ever (c) a rumour (d) a teacher or parent
23. 23.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) repeating the same try (c) breaking it into parts (d) guessing wildly
25. 25.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
26. 26.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
27. 27.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or see if it helped? (a) put the plan to work (b) see if it helped
28. 28.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or choose the best idea? (a) understand the problem (b) choose the best idea
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) asking for help (c) breaking it into parts (d) blaming others
32. 32.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) to waste time (c) to find the best one (d) no reason
33. 33.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) ignoring the problem (c) giving up at once (d) staying calm
35. 35.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
37. 37.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
38. 38.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) panicking (c) asking for help (d) guessing wildly
40. 40.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 2

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