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Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 425 · 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.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
  2. 2.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) give up (b) blame someone (c) try any idea (d) know what is wrong
  3. 3.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) panicking (c) making a list (d) repeating the same try
  4. 4.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) breaking it into parts (b) giving up at once (c) repeating the same try (d) blaming others
  6. 6.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) ignoring the problem (b) making a list (c) drawing a diagram (d) trying again
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) staying calm (c) breaking it into parts (d) drawing a diagram
  8. 8.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or say what is wrong? (a) think of ideas (b) say what is wrong
  9. 9.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 5 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  11. 11.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
  12. 12.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) giving up at once (b) blaming others (c) panicking (d) trying again
  13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  14. 14.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  17. 17.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or pick one plan? (a) put the plan to work (b) pick one plan
  18. 18.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or list possible fixes? (a) choose the best idea (b) list possible fixes
  19. 19.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) no reason (c) to find the best one (d) to waste time
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) trying again (c) guessing wildly (d) blaming others
  22. 22.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
  23. 23.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  25. 25.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) making a list (c) staying calm (d) drawing a diagram
  27. 27.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) giving up at once (c) making a list (d) panicking
  29. 29.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
  31. 31.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) breaking it into parts (c) drawing a diagram (d) guessing wildly
  32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or try it out? (a) choose the best idea (b) try it out
  33. 33.🛠️ 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
  34. 34.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) guessing wildly (c) repeating the same try (d) staying calm
  35. 35.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
  37. 37.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) staying calm (c) asking for help (d) making a list
  40. 40.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) trying again (c) drawing a diagram (d) repeating the same try

Answer key

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

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