Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 79 · 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: list possible fixes or try it out? (a) list possible fixes (b) try it out
2. 2.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) to waste time (c) no reason (d) to find the best one
3. 3.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) repeating the same try (b) trying again (c) breaking it into parts (d) drawing a diagram
4. 4.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
5. 5.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
6. 6.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
7. 7.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or try it out? (a) understand the problem (b) try it out
8. 8.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) guessing wildly (b) asking for help (c) breaking it into parts (d) trying again
9. 9.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) making a list (c) blaming others (d) staying calm
11. 11.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) ignoring the problem (c) making a list (d) drawing a diagram
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) panicking (c) ignoring the problem (d) making a list
14. 14.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) give up (c) hide it (d) try another idea
17. 17.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or check if it worked? (a) list possible fixes (b) check if it worked
18. 18.🛠️ 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
19. 19.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) trying again (c) drawing a diagram (d) repeating the same try
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) blaming others (c) breaking it into parts (d) repeating the same try
22. 22.🛠️ 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
23. 23.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
24. 24.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) making a list (c) blaming others (d) staying calm
26. 26.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
27. 27.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) only a stranger (b) a teacher or parent (c) nobody ever (d) a rumour
29. 29.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
30. 30.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) ignoring the problem (c) blaming others (d) asking for help
31. 31.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
32. 32.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or understand the problem? (a) think of ideas (b) understand the problem
34. 34.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
35. 35.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
36. 36.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
37. 37.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
38. 38.🛠️ 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
39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or put the plan to work? (a) pick one plan (b) put the plan to work
40. 40.🛠️ 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

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