Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 532 · 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: think of ideas or understand the problem? (a) think of ideas (b) understand the problem
2. 2.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) nobody ever (c) a teacher or parent (d) only a stranger
3. 3.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or choose the best idea? (a) say what is wrong (b) choose the best idea
4. 4.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
5. 5.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or pick one plan? (a) see if it helped (b) pick one plan
6. 6.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) to find the best one (c) no reason (d) to waste time
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) breaking it into parts (c) ignoring the problem (d) panicking
8. 8.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or understand the problem? (a) put the plan to work (b) understand the problem
9. 9.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) panicking (c) staying calm (d) guessing wildly
11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or think of ideas? (a) understand the problem (b) think of ideas
12. 12.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or pick one plan? (a) say what is wrong (b) pick one plan
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
14. 14.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) making a list (c) guessing wildly (d) panicking
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
17. 17.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) repeating the same try (c) panicking (d) trying again
18. 18.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) panicking (c) blaming others (d) staying calm
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) drawing a diagram (c) guessing wildly (d) ignoring the problem
21. 21.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
22. 22.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or try it out? (a) choose the best idea (b) try it out
25. 25.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
27. 27.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or choose the best idea? (a) think of ideas (b) choose the best idea
28. 28.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
29. 29.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) asking for help (c) blaming others (d) guessing wildly
30. 30.🛠️ 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
31. 31.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) drawing a diagram (c) panicking (d) making a list
32. 32.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or think of ideas? (a) check if it worked (b) think of ideas
34. 34.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or check if it worked? (a) choose the best idea (b) check if it worked
36. 36.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or say what is wrong? (a) choose the best idea (b) say what is wrong
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or put the plan to work? (a) see if it helped (b) put the plan to work
38. 38.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
40. 40.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 3

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