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Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 427 · 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: panicking? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) staying calm (c) repeating the same try (d) blaming others
  3. 3.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
  5. 5.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  7. 7.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 5 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  8. 8.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
  9. 9.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
  10. 10.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  11. 11.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
  12. 12.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) trying again (c) staying calm (d) panicking
  13. 13.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
  15. 15.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) know what is wrong (b) blame someone (c) try any idea (d) give up
  16. 16.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) panicking (c) making a list (d) blaming others
  17. 17.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  18. 18.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) making a list (c) ignoring the problem (d) panicking
  22. 22.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) blame the tools (b) give up (c) try another idea (d) hide it
  23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or check if it worked? (a) understand the problem (b) check if it worked
  24. 24.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) no reason (b) to waste time (c) to confuse people (d) to find the best one
  25. 25.True or false: “trying again” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: list possible fixes? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
  28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: list possible fixes or check if it worked? (a) list possible fixes (b) check if it worked
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) asking for help (c) repeating the same try (d) guessing wildly
  30. 30.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  31. 31.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
  32. 32.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or understand the problem? (a) try it out (b) understand the problem
  33. 33.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) trying again (b) ignoring the problem (c) panicking (d) giving up at once
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) giving up at once (c) drawing a diagram (d) ignoring the problem
  36. 36.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or think of ideas? (a) say what is wrong (b) think of ideas
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the same try (b) trying again (c) breaking it into parts (d) staying calm
  39. 39.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
  40. 40.True or false: “asking for help” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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