Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

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

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