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Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 219 · 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.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  2. 2.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
  3. 3.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
  6. 6.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) stop cycling (b) buy a new cycle (c) kick the cycle (d) look at what is wrong
  7. 7.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) giving up at once (c) panicking (d) drawing a diagram
  8. 8.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) hide it (c) try another idea (d) give up
  9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or check if it worked? (a) try it out (b) check if it worked
  10. 10.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) giving up at once (c) asking for help (d) trying again
  11. 11.True or false: “asking for help” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to find the best one (b) to waste time (c) to confuse people (d) no reason
  13. 13.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) making a list (c) asking for help (d) trying again
  15. 15.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) panicking (c) guessing wildly (d) asking for help
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) blaming others (c) guessing wildly (d) drawing a diagram
  17. 17.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or check if it worked? (a) say what is wrong (b) check if it worked
  18. 18.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) only a stranger (c) a teacher or parent (d) nobody ever
  19. 19.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) giving up at once (c) drawing a diagram (d) breaking it into parts
  23. 23.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) panicking (c) breaking it into parts (d) giving up at once
  24. 24.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) guessing wildly (c) giving up at once (d) blaming others
  26. 26.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) asking for help (c) breaking it into parts (d) blaming others
  27. 27.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
  28. 28.🛠️ 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
  29. 29.🛠️ 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
  30. 30.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) guessing wildly (c) staying calm (d) trying again
  33. 33.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) trying again (c) panicking (d) staying calm
  34. 34.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) making a list (c) drawing a diagram (d) panicking
  36. 36.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
  37. 37.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
  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.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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