Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 502 · 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 cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) stop cycling (b) kick the cycle (c) look at what is wrong (d) buy a new cycle
2. 2.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) ignoring the problem (c) staying calm (d) panicking
4. 4.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) panicking (c) guessing wildly (d) making a list
5. 5.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) give up (b) blame someone (c) know what is wrong (d) try any idea
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
7. 7.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) staying calm (c) breaking it into parts (d) repeating the same try
9. 9.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
10. 10.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or check if it worked? (a) pick one plan (b) check if it worked
11. 11.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
13. 13.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) repeating the same try (c) panicking (d) drawing a diagram
14. 14.🛠️ 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) staying calm (c) ignoring the problem (d) asking for help
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) repeating the same try (c) blaming others (d) breaking it into parts
17. 17.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) to waste time (c) to find the best one (d) no reason
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) repeating the same try (c) guessing wildly (d) ignoring the problem
19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or list possible fixes? (a) choose the best idea (b) list possible fixes
20. 20.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) nobody ever (b) a teacher or parent (c) only a stranger (d) a rumour
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) trying again (c) giving up at once (d) repeating the same try
22. 22.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🛠️ 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
26. 26.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
27. 27.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (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) asking for help (c) giving up at once (d) staying calm
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) asking for help (c) repeating the same try (d) guessing wildly
30. 30.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
32. 32.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) giving up at once (c) trying again (d) blaming others
33. 33.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
34. 34.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) blaming others (c) trying again (d) asking for help
36. 36.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
39. 39.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
40. 40.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way

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