Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 88 · 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: see if it helped or put the plan to work? (a) see if it helped (b) put the plan to work
2. 2.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) repeating the same try (b) making a list (c) drawing a diagram (d) staying calm
5. 5.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or list possible fixes? (a) pick one plan (b) list possible fixes
6. 6.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) asking for help (c) staying calm (d) giving up at once
7. 7.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or think of ideas? (a) put the plan to work (b) think of ideas
10. 10.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) guessing wildly (c) asking for help (d) ignoring the problem
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) staying calm (c) panicking (d) asking for help
13. 13.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) giving up at once (c) making a list (d) ignoring the problem
14. 14.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
15. 15.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) hide it (b) give up (c) try another idea (d) blame the tools
16. 16.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or put the plan to work? (a) say what is wrong (b) put the plan to work
17. 17.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to waste time (b) to find the best one (c) no reason (d) to confuse people
18. 18.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) guessing wildly (b) drawing a diagram (c) making a list (d) trying again
19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or list possible fixes? (a) understand the problem (b) list possible fixes
20. 20.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) split it into parts (b) ignore it (c) cry about it (d) wait for luck
21. 21.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
23. 23.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
24. 24.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
25. 25.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
26. 26.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) drawing a diagram (b) blaming others (c) staying calm (d) breaking it into parts
28. 28.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
29. 29.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: giving up at once? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
30. 30.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
32. 32.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
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.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
36. 36.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) staying calm (c) trying again (d) repeating the same try
38. 38.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) only a stranger (c) nobody ever (d) a teacher or parent
40. 40.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it

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