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Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 306 · 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 of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) panicking (c) asking for help (d) breaking it into parts
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) blaming others (c) breaking it into parts (d) ignoring the problem
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) asking for help (c) drawing a diagram (d) giving up at once
  4. 4.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) no reason (c) to find the best one (d) to waste time
  5. 5.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) giving up at once (c) trying again (d) panicking
  9. 9.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
  10. 10.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) give up (b) try any idea (c) know what is wrong (d) blame someone
  11. 11.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) drawing a diagram (c) blaming others (d) asking for help
  12. 12.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or check if it worked? (a) choose the best idea (b) check if it worked
  13. 13.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) repeating the same try (b) asking for help (c) breaking it into parts (d) staying calm
  14. 14.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) ignoring the problem (c) blaming others (d) drawing a diagram
  16. 16.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or understand the problem? (a) think of ideas (b) understand the problem
  18. 18.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) asking for help (c) giving up at once (d) repeating the same try
  19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or say what is wrong? (a) pick one plan (b) say what is wrong
  20. 20.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) blaming others (c) breaking it into parts (d) giving up at once
  21. 21.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) blame the tools (c) try another idea (d) hide it
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) staying calm (c) breaking it into parts (d) panicking
  23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or put the plan to work? (a) check if it worked (b) put the plan to work
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) staying calm (c) giving up at once (d) guessing wildly
  25. 25.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
  26. 26.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
  27. 27.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) guessing wildly (c) panicking (d) making a list
  30. 30.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) breaking it into parts (c) guessing wildly (d) trying again
  32. 32.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or pick one plan? (a) try it out (b) pick one plan
  34. 34.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
  36. 36.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
  38. 38.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
  39. 39.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  40. 40.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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