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These Ranking & Justify Grid worksheets are designed to help students develop higher-order thinking, critical evaluation, and justification skills — essential for success in GCSE assessments.

Each worksheet presents students with a relevant scenario or big question based on a real exam board specification point. Students are asked to rank key concepts, events, beliefs, processes or case studies and then justify their top choices using subject-specific knowledge. An optional extension task pushes students to reflect, evaluate alternatives, or consider different viewpoints.

Key Features:
Editable and printable worksheets (Word format)

Linked directly to specification points from major exam boards

Encourages critical thinking, discussion and debate

Suitable for group work, independent work, homework or revision

Helps develop exam skills, especially in evaluation-based questions (e.g. “Evaluate…”, “To what extent…?”)

Includes built-in stretch and challenge with extension questions
Ideal For:
GCSE and A-Level students

Revision sessions

DIRT (Dedicated Improvement and Reflection Time)

Challenge tasks for high-attainers

Cover lessons with substance!
General Tags (good for all worksheets):
Critical thinking

Stretch and challenge

Higher-order thinking

Evaluation skills

Thinking hard

Justify your answer

Retrieval practice

Revision activity

Independent learning

Self-assessment

Deep learning

Metacognition

AO3 skills

Active learning

Thinking skills