Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 539 · 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.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) ignore it (b) split it into parts (c) cry about it (d) wait for luck
2. 2.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
3. 3.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
4. 4.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) try another idea (b) blame the tools (c) hide it (d) give up
5. 5.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
7. 7.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) blaming others (c) staying calm (d) guessing wildly
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) drawing a diagram (c) staying calm (d) ignoring the problem
9. 9.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) panicking (c) blaming others (d) trying again
10. 10.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) drawing a diagram (b) panicking (c) ignoring the problem (d) guessing wildly
11. 11.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
12. 12.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
13. 13.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
14. 14.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a teacher or parent (b) a rumour (c) only a stranger (d) nobody ever
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) guessing wildly (c) panicking (d) asking for help
16. 16.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) breaking it into parts (c) making a list (d) guessing wildly
17. 17.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or pick one plan? (a) think of ideas (b) pick one plan
18. 18.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
19. 19.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or choose the best idea? (a) think of ideas (b) choose the best idea
21. 21.🛠️ 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
22. 22.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to find the best one (b) no reason (c) to waste time (d) to confuse people
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) panicking (c) trying again (d) repeating the same try
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or pick one plan? (a) say what is wrong (b) pick one plan
25. 25.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
27. 27.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
28. 28.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or choose the best idea? (a) understand the problem (b) choose the best idea
30. 30.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) kick the cycle (b) stop cycling (c) look at what is wrong (d) buy a new cycle
31. 31.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
33. 33.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) giving up at once (c) blaming others (d) making a list
35. 35.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
36. 36.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or say what is wrong? (a) think of ideas (b) say what is wrong
38. 38.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or think of ideas? (a) pick one plan (b) think of ideas
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out

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