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Free critical thinking course for children aged 8 to 16 — ask good questions, tell fact from opinion, check sources, spot fake claims, find cause and effect, see which conclusion follows, avoid thinking traps and solve problems step by step, in 24 short lessons with fresh questions every time. Each lesson has a thinking tip, a worked example, “Show me how” help, a real task to try, a 20-question test, a badge, printable worksheets with answers and free certificates.
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Each lesson has the idea, a worked example, unlimited practice with “Show me how”, a 20-question test and worksheets. Pass a lesson’s test to earn its badge; pass every lesson in a part to earn that part’s certificate (sign in to keep badges, certificates and progress).
Ages 8–16 — what critical thinking means, question words, open and closed questions, clarifying questions, claims and reasons, and a Part 1 test.
Ages 8–16 — fact and opinion, reliable sources, enough evidence and missing information, spotting fake news, observation and inference, and a Part 2 test.
Ages 9–16 — cause and effect, drawing conclusions, spotting assumptions, fair comparisons, thinking traps and a Part 3 test.
Ages 9–16 — problem-solving steps, pros and cons, consequences, choosing the best option, reflecting with an open mind and the final test.
Critical thinking means thinking clearly and fairly before you believe something or decide something. A critical thinker asks “How do you know?”, checks the facts, hears both sides, looks for reasons and changes their mind when the evidence changes. It is not about criticising people — it is about not being fooled and making better choices. Critical thinking and problem solving go together: first think clearly about the problem, then solve it step by step. This free course has four parts. Part 1, ask good questions: what critical thinking is, question words, open and closed questions, clarifying questions, and claims with reasons. Part 2, check the evidence: fact and opinion, reliable sources, enough evidence and missing information, spotting fake news online, and observation and inference. Part 3, reason it out: cause and effect, which conclusion follows, hidden assumptions, fair comparisons and thinking traps such as “everyone does it”. Part 4, decide and solve: problem-solving steps, pros and cons, thinking about consequences, choosing the best option, and reflecting with an open mind — then a final test.
40 questions per sheet with an answer key — print, save as PDF or solve online.
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Critical thinking means thinking clearly and fairly before you believe or decide something: asking questions, checking facts and sources, looking for reasons and evidence, and changing your mind when the evidence changes. It does not mean criticising people. Lesson 1 explains it with practice questions.
The main critical thinking skills are asking good questions, telling fact from opinion, checking sources, weighing evidence, spotting fake news, finding cause and effect, checking whether a conclusion follows, spotting assumptions and thinking traps, and solving problems step by step. This course has a lesson on each.
Critical thinking helps you understand a problem clearly and judge the ideas; problem-solving skills turn that into action. The five steps are: understand the problem, think of ideas, choose the best idea, try it out and check if it worked. Part 4 of the course practises them with pros and cons, consequences and choosing the best option.
Fact and opinion: ask “Can it be checked?” — a fact can be counted, measured or looked up; an opinion is a feeling (best, boring, tastiest). Cause and effect: the cause is why it happened, the effect is what happened; in “…, so …” the cause comes first, and in “… because …” the cause comes after “because”.
बच्चों से रोज़ खुले सवाल पूछें — “क्यों?” और “कैसे?”। उन्हें तथ्य (जिसे जाँचा जा सके) और राय (जो किसी को लगता है) में फ़र्क करना सिखाएँ। कोई बात सुनें तो पूछें, “तुम्हें कैसे पता?” और भरोसेमंद स्रोत से जाँचें। फ़ैसला लेने से पहले फ़ायदे-नुकसान लिखें और सोचें कि आगे क्या होगा। गलती हो तो पूछें, “अगली बार क्या बदलें?”
Ages 8 to 16 — roughly Class 3 to Class 10. Parts 1 and 2 (questions and evidence) suit everyone from age 8; Parts 3 and 4 (reasoning and decisions) are most useful from age 9 or 10. Older students move faster and enjoy the tests.
Logical reasoning practice (number series, coding-decoding, puzzles) and IQ tests train pattern skills. This course is about everyday thinking: questions, evidence, sources, fake news, cause and effect, assumptions, fair comparisons and good decisions.
Sign in and pass the 20-question test of a lesson (16 or more right) to earn its badge. Pass every lesson of a part — Part 1 is lessons 1–6, Part 2 is 7–12, Part 3 is 13–18, Part 4 is 19–24 — and you get that part’s certificate, with a code anyone can check.
Yes. All 24 lessons, practice, tests, worksheets, badges and certificates are free. Live classes with a TalentJR teacher (live online) are paid — request a call back for fees.
TalentJR teachers take live online classes anywhere in India. Use the call-back form (“Classes near you”) on this page and our team will call you.