Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 98 · 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.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) blame the tools (c) hide it (d) try another idea
2. 2.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or choose the best idea? (a) put the plan to work (b) choose the best idea
4. 4.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
5. 5.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) staying calm (c) giving up at once (d) ignoring the problem
7. 7.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
8. 8.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) panicking (c) breaking it into parts (d) drawing a diagram
9. 9.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
10. 10.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) drawing a diagram (c) ignoring the problem (d) breaking it into parts
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) panicking (c) making a list (d) staying calm
12. 12.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) guessing wildly (c) repeating the same try (d) ignoring the problem
14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or try it out? (a) choose the best idea (b) try it out
15. 15.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) breaking it into parts (c) trying again (d) blaming others
16. 16.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) ignoring the problem (c) staying calm (d) blaming others
17. 17.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
18. 18.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) wait for luck (b) ignore it (c) cry about it (d) split it into parts
19. 19.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) breaking it into parts (c) ignoring the problem (d) panicking
20. 20.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or list possible fixes? (a) check if it worked (b) list possible fixes
22. 22.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
23. 23.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) giving up at once (c) ignoring the problem (d) drawing a diagram
24. 24.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to find the best one (c) to confuse people (d) to waste time
25. 25.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
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.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
29. 29.🚲 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
30. 30.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
31. 31.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or list possible fixes? (a) choose the best idea (b) list possible fixes
33. 33.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) trying again (c) blaming others (d) ignoring the problem
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) drawing a diagram (c) trying again (d) staying calm
35. 35.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or pick one plan? (a) list possible fixes (b) pick one plan
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) ignoring the problem (c) giving up at once (d) breaking it into parts
38. 38.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or put the plan to work? (a) list possible fixes (b) put the plan to work

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