Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 508 · 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) buy a new cycle (b) kick the cycle (c) look at what is wrong (d) stop cycling
2. 2.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
3. 3.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) asking for help (c) giving up at once (d) panicking
4. 4.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or understand the problem? (a) think of ideas (b) understand the problem
5. 5.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
6. 6.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) drawing a diagram (c) breaking it into parts (d) ignoring the problem
7. 7.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) panicking (b) making a list (c) asking for help (d) trying again
8. 8.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) trying again (c) panicking (d) staying calm
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or think of ideas? (a) say what is wrong (b) think of ideas
12. 12.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or see if it helped? (a) say what is wrong (b) see if it helped
15. 15.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
16. 16.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) drawing a diagram (c) repeating the same try (d) staying calm
18. 18.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or think of ideas? (a) choose the best idea (b) think of ideas
19. 19.🛠️ 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
20. 20.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or list possible fixes? (a) say what is wrong (b) list possible fixes
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) repeating the same try (c) blaming others (d) asking for help
22. 22.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
23. 23.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) asking for help (c) trying again (d) guessing wildly
25. 25.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
26. 26.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) blaming others (c) making a list (d) trying again
27. 27.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) only a stranger (b) nobody ever (c) a rumour (d) a teacher or parent
28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or understand the problem? (a) pick one plan (b) understand the problem
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or think of ideas? (a) check if it worked (b) think of ideas
30. 30.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
31. 31.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or list possible fixes? (a) understand the problem (b) list possible fixes
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) blaming others (c) giving up at once (d) staying calm
35. 35.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) know what is wrong (c) try any idea (d) give up
36. 36.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
37. 37.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or see if it helped? (a) think of ideas (b) see if it helped

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