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Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 136 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) drawing a diagram (c) guessing wildly (d) asking for help
  3. 3.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) panicking (c) breaking it into parts (d) drawing a diagram
  4. 4.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) repeating the same try (c) ignoring the problem (d) making a list
  6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
  7. 7.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or list possible fixes? (a) try it out (b) list possible fixes
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) drawing a diagram (c) making a list (d) guessing wildly
  9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or try it out? (a) pick one plan (b) try it out
  10. 10.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
  11. 11.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) only a stranger (b) a rumour (c) a teacher or parent (d) nobody ever
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) trying again (c) making a list (d) panicking
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) panicking (c) guessing wildly (d) breaking it into parts
  14. 14.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or choose the best idea? (a) check if it worked (b) choose the best idea
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) repeating the same try (c) trying again (d) panicking
  16. 16.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) ignoring the problem (b) drawing a diagram (c) trying again (d) breaking it into parts
  17. 17.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) try another idea (b) blame the tools (c) hide it (d) give up
  19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or say what is wrong? (a) think of ideas (b) say what is wrong
  20. 20.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or choose the best idea? (a) say what is wrong (b) choose the best idea
  21. 21.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) look at what is wrong (b) kick the cycle (c) stop cycling (d) buy a new cycle
  22. 22.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) drawing a diagram (b) panicking (c) guessing wildly (d) blaming others
  23. 23.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) making a list (c) giving up at once (d) drawing a diagram
  25. 25.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
  26. 26.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
  27. 27.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  28. 28.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
  30. 30.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
  31. 31.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) asking for help (c) breaking it into parts (d) repeating the same try
  33. 33.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
  35. 35.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  37. 37.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or choose the best idea? (a) understand the problem (b) choose the best idea
  39. 39.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3

Answer key

  1. False
  2. guessing wildly
  3. panicking
  4. True
  5. making a list
  6. step 2
  7. list possible fixes
  8. guessing wildly
  9. pick one plan
  10. gets in the way
  11. a teacher or parent
  12. panicking
  13. breaking it into parts
  14. choose the best idea
  15. trying again
  16. ignoring the problem
  17. False
  18. try another idea
  19. say what is wrong
  20. say what is wrong
  21. look at what is wrong
  22. drawing a diagram
  23. True
  24. giving up at once
  25. helps solve it
  26. step 2
  27. step 3
  28. False
  29. step 5
  30. gets in the way
  31. True
  32. repeating the same try
  33. False
  34. helps solve it
  35. False
  36. step 3
  37. True
  38. understand the problem
  39. True
  40. step 1

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