Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 93 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) staying calm (c) ignoring the problem (d) repeating the same try
2. 2.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
3. 3.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
4. 4.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
5. 5.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) repeating the same try (c) trying again (d) ignoring the problem
6. 6.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or say what is wrong? (a) pick one plan (b) say what is wrong
7. 7.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) breaking it into parts (c) asking for help (d) ignoring the problem
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) guessing wildly (c) panicking (d) drawing a diagram
10. 10.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or list possible fixes? (a) choose the best idea (b) list possible fixes
11. 11.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) stop cycling (b) look at what is wrong (c) buy a new cycle (d) kick the cycle
12. 12.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) drawing a diagram (c) blaming others (d) ignoring the problem
13. 13.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) blaming others (c) staying calm (d) repeating the same try
14. 14.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
15. 15.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) guessing wildly (c) blaming others (d) breaking it into parts
17. 17.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) panicking (c) making a list (d) giving up at once
19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
20. 20.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
21. 21.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
23. 23.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
24. 24.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
26. 26.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) staying calm (c) trying again (d) guessing wildly
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) trying again (c) repeating the same try (d) blaming others
29. 29.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) nobody ever (b) a teacher or parent (c) only a stranger (d) a rumour
30. 30.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) to waste time (c) to find the best one (d) no reason
31. 31.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or pick one plan? (a) say what is wrong (b) pick one plan
32. 32.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) giving up at once (b) breaking it into parts (c) trying again (d) staying calm
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or see if it helped? (a) choose the best idea (b) see if it helped
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or say what is wrong? (a) check if it worked (b) say what is wrong
35. 35.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
36. 36.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) asking for help (b) repeating the same try (c) blaming others (d) ignoring the problem
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or check if it worked? (a) think of ideas (b) check if it worked
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) breaking it into parts (c) making a list (d) asking for help
40. 40.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) asking for help (c) panicking (d) making a list

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