Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 519 · 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 fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) give up (c) hide it (d) try another idea
2. 2.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) wait for luck (b) ignore it (c) split it into parts (d) cry about it
3. 3.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) trying again (b) blaming others (c) guessing wildly (d) panicking
4. 4.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) drawing a diagram (c) making a list (d) guessing wildly
5. 5.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or see if it helped? (a) choose the best idea (b) see if it helped
7. 7.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to confuse people (c) to find the best one (d) to waste time
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) making a list (c) staying calm (d) breaking it into parts
9. 9.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
10. 10.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
11. 11.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) guessing wildly (c) panicking (d) blaming others
13. 13.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) ignoring the problem (c) staying calm (d) trying again
14. 14.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) ignoring the problem (c) drawing a diagram (d) giving up at once
15. 15.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) a teacher or parent (c) nobody ever (d) only a stranger
16. 16.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) blaming others (c) asking for help (d) ignoring the problem
17. 17.🛠️ 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
18. 18.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) ignoring the problem (c) breaking it into parts (d) panicking
20. 20.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
21. 21.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) making a list (c) panicking (d) staying calm
23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or understand the problem? (a) see if it helped (b) understand the problem
24. 24.🚲 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
25. 25.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
26. 26.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) giving up at once (c) panicking (d) making a list
27. 27.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or try it out? (a) pick one plan (b) try it out
28. 28.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
29. 29.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or check if it worked? (a) pick one plan (b) check if it worked
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or pick one plan? (a) think of ideas (b) pick one plan
32. 32.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) know what is wrong (c) give up (d) try any idea
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) making a list (c) drawing a diagram (d) guessing wildly
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) asking for help (c) giving up at once (d) panicking
37. 37.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
38. 38.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🛠️ 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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) breaking it into parts (c) ignoring the problem (d) making a list

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