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Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 238 · 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.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or check if it worked? (a) pick one plan (b) check if it worked
  2. 2.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) trying again (c) staying calm (d) asking for help
  5. 5.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
  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: check if it worked or think of ideas? (a) check if it worked (b) think of ideas
  8. 8.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) giving up at once (b) staying calm (c) trying again (d) making a list
  9. 9.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) giving up at once (c) repeating the same try (d) asking for help
  10. 10.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) split it into parts (c) ignore it (d) wait for luck
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) guessing wildly (c) trying again (d) panicking
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) panicking (c) trying again (d) breaking it into parts
  13. 13.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or try it out? (a) understand the problem (b) try it out
  14. 14.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
  17. 17.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) asking for help (c) blaming others (d) breaking it into parts
  18. 18.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) no reason (c) to waste time (d) to find the best one
  19. 19.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  20. 20.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
  21. 21.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  22. 22.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) asking for help (c) drawing a diagram (d) staying calm
  24. 24.🛠️ 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
  25. 25.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) giving up at once (c) blaming others (d) asking for help
  28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or check if it worked? (a) put the plan to work (b) check if it worked
  29. 29.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) try another idea (b) give up (c) hide it (d) blame the tools
  30. 30.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 5
  31. 31.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) breaking it into parts (c) ignoring the problem (d) repeating the same try
  33. 33.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) repeating the same try (c) drawing a diagram (d) blaming others
  35. 35.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) guessing wildly (c) breaking it into parts (d) blaming others
  37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or see if it helped? (a) say what is wrong (b) see if it helped
  38. 38.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
  39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or think of ideas? (a) choose the best idea (b) think of ideas
  40. 40.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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