Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 530 · 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.🛠️ 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
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
4. 4.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) repeating the same try (c) trying again (d) giving up at once
5. 5.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) giving up at once (c) asking for help (d) ignoring the problem
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
7. 7.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) panicking (c) making a list (d) staying calm
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) staying calm (c) asking for help (d) trying again
10. 10.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
11. 11.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) breaking it into parts (c) trying again (d) guessing wildly
12. 12.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) only a stranger (c) nobody ever (d) a teacher or parent
13. 13.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or list possible fixes? (a) say what is wrong (b) list possible fixes
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) guessing wildly (c) repeating the same try (d) trying again
16. 16.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) panicking (c) repeating the same try (d) blaming others
18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
19. 19.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or say what is wrong? (a) try it out (b) say what is wrong
22. 22.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) ignore it (b) split it into parts (c) cry about it (d) wait for luck
23. 23.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
24. 24.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
25. 25.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or check if it worked? (a) think of ideas (b) check if it worked
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) trying again (c) asking for help (d) giving up at once
28. 28.🛠️ 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) breaking it into parts (c) making a list (d) trying again
30. 30.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
31. 31.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
32. 32.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or try it out? (a) list possible fixes (b) try it out
34. 34.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or pick one plan? (a) list possible fixes (b) pick one plan
36. 36.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) trying again (c) blaming others (d) asking for help
37. 37.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
38. 38.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
39. 39.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to waste time (b) no reason (c) to find the best one (d) to confuse people

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