Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 500 · 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.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to find the best one (c) to waste time (d) to confuse people
2. 2.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
3. 3.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) drawing a diagram (b) blaming others (c) guessing wildly (d) repeating the same try
5. 5.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
7. 7.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or pick one plan? (a) put the plan to work (b) pick one plan
8. 8.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) breaking it into parts (c) drawing a diagram (d) blaming others
10. 10.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
12. 12.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) know what is wrong (b) try any idea (c) blame someone (d) give up
13. 13.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
14. 14.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) making a list (c) blaming others (d) staying calm
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) breaking it into parts (c) blaming others (d) panicking
16. 16.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) only a stranger (b) a rumour (c) nobody ever (d) a teacher or parent
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) ignoring the problem (c) repeating the same try (d) making a list
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) repeating the same try (c) blaming others (d) trying again
20. 20.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or try it out? (a) pick one plan (b) try it out
21. 21.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) split it into parts (b) ignore it (c) cry about it (d) wait for luck
22. 22.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or try it out? (a) list possible fixes (b) try it out
23. 23.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
24. 24.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
25. 25.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or say what is wrong? (a) see if it helped (b) say what is wrong
26. 26.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) panicking (b) asking for help (c) staying calm (d) making a list
27. 27.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
28. 28.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) hide it (c) give up (d) try another idea
29. 29.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) blaming others (c) staying calm (d) repeating the same try
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or understand the problem? (a) check if it worked (b) understand the problem
32. 32.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
33. 33.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or say what is wrong? (a) put the plan to work (b) say what is wrong
36. 36.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) repeating the same try (c) asking for help (d) guessing wildly
37. 37.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) making a list (c) guessing wildly (d) asking for help
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) breaking it into parts (c) staying calm (d) trying again
40. 40.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) trying again (c) giving up at once (d) panicking

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