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Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 392 · 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: put the plan to work or check if it worked? (a) put the plan to work (b) check if it worked
  2. 2.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
  3. 3.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
  4. 4.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
  5. 5.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) asking for help (c) panicking (d) guessing wildly
  6. 6.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or think of ideas? (a) pick one plan (b) think of ideas
  7. 7.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
  8. 8.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) making a list (c) giving up at once (d) repeating the same try
  10. 10.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or understand the problem? (a) think of ideas (b) understand the problem
  11. 11.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) give up (b) blame the tools (c) hide it (d) try another idea
  13. 13.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  15. 15.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) trying again (b) ignoring the problem (c) guessing wildly (d) blaming others
  17. 17.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to waste time (c) to confuse people (d) to find the best one
  18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
  19. 19.True or false: “guessing wildly” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) ignoring the problem (c) repeating the same try (d) guessing wildly
  21. 21.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) blaming others (c) breaking it into parts (d) ignoring the problem
  23. 23.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breaking it into parts (b) staying calm (c) blaming others (d) asking for help
  25. 25.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
  27. 27.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) blaming others (c) making a list (d) drawing a diagram
  28. 28.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) panicking (c) asking for help (d) staying calm
  29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
  30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or understand the problem? (a) check if it worked (b) understand the problem
  31. 31.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) know what is wrong (c) try any idea (d) give up
  32. 32.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or list possible fixes? (a) pick one plan (b) list possible fixes
  34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or try it out? (a) understand the problem (b) try it out
  35. 35.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🛠️ 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
  37. 37.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) guessing wildly (c) repeating the same try (d) drawing a diagram
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) panicking (c) blaming others (d) guessing wildly
  40. 40.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 3

Answer key

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

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