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Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 504 · 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.True or false: “staying calm” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “blaming others” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) kick the cycle (b) buy a new cycle (c) stop cycling (d) look at what is wrong
  5. 5.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
  6. 6.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) staying calm (c) trying again (d) making a list
  8. 8.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or try it out? (a) think of ideas (b) try it out
  9. 9.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
  10. 10.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or think of ideas? (a) understand the problem (b) think of ideas
  12. 12.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: panicking? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
  13. 13.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) blame someone (b) know what is wrong (c) give up (d) try any idea
  14. 14.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
  15. 15.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) drawing a diagram (c) panicking (d) making a list
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) repeating the same try (c) guessing wildly (d) drawing a diagram
  17. 17.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) ignoring the problem (c) asking for help (d) staying calm
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) blaming others (c) drawing a diagram (d) asking for help
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) repeating the same try (c) staying calm (d) making a list
  20. 20.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 1 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  21. 21.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
  22. 22.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or pick one plan? (a) see if it helped (b) pick one plan
  23. 23.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or see if it helped? (a) try it out (b) see if it helped
  24. 24.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
  25. 25.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
  26. 26.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) making a list (b) guessing wildly (c) staying calm (d) drawing a diagram
  27. 27.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
  29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
  30. 30.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing wildly (b) giving up at once (c) repeating the same try (d) asking for help
  32. 32.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
  33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or choose the best idea? (a) try it out (b) choose the best idea
  34. 34.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) ignoring the problem (b) guessing wildly (c) repeating the same try (d) breaking it into parts
  35. 35.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) giving up at once (b) breaking it into parts (c) staying calm (d) asking for help
  36. 36.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  38. 38.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: repeating the same try? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
  39. 39.True or false: “making a list” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) staying calm (c) repeating the same try (d) giving up at once

Answer key

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

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