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Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 323 · 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 helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) giving up at once (c) repeating the same try (d) trying again
  2. 2.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
  3. 3.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) blaming others (c) asking for help (d) guessing wildly
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) guessing wildly (c) giving up at once (d) trying again
  6. 6.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or understand the problem? (a) try it out (b) understand the problem
  9. 9.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
  10. 10.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) asking for help (c) trying again (d) guessing wildly
  11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) trying again (c) staying calm (d) breaking it into parts
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) guessing wildly (c) staying calm (d) asking for help
  14. 14.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  15. 15.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) trying again (c) staying calm (d) blaming others
  16. 16.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  17. 17.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
  18. 18.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
  20. 20.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) repeating the same try (c) ignoring the problem (d) breaking it into parts
  22. 22.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
  23. 23.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) stop cycling (b) kick the cycle (c) buy a new cycle (d) look at what is wrong
  24. 24.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) staying calm (c) ignoring the problem (d) giving up at once
  25. 25.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
  26. 26.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) know what is wrong (c) give up (d) blame someone
  27. 27.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) making a list (b) guessing wildly (c) panicking (d) ignoring the problem
  29. 29.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a rumour (b) nobody ever (c) a teacher or parent (d) only a stranger
  30. 30.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
  31. 31.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) trying again (b) breaking it into parts (c) staying calm (d) giving up at once
  32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or think of ideas? (a) try it out (b) think of ideas
  33. 33.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 5 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  34. 34.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) to waste time (c) no reason (d) to find the best one
  36. 36.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) asking for help (c) blaming others (d) staying calm
  38. 38.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) panicking (c) staying calm (d) making a list
  40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or put the plan to work? (a) choose the best idea (b) put the plan to work

Answer key

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

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