Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy Action Verbs

>>>>>>Lower order thinking>>>>>>>>>>>>>Higher order thinking>>>>>>

Exhibits  memory   Demonstrates     Solves  problems  to   Examines  and   Presents  and   Compiles  
Bloom’s   of  previously   understanding  of   new  situations  by   breaks  information   defends  opinions   information  
Definition   learned  material   facts  and  ideas  by   applying  acquired   into  parts  by   by  making   together  in  a  
by  recalling  facts,   organizing,   knowledge,  facts,   identifying   judgments  about   different  way  by  
terms,  basic   comparing,   techniques  and   motives  or  causes.     information,   combining  
concepts,  and   translating,   rules  in  a  different   Make  inferences   validity  of  ideas,   elements  in  a  
answers.   interpreting,  giving   way.   and  find  evidence   or  quality  of  work   new  pattern  or  
descriptions,  and   to  support   based  on  a  set  of   proposing  
stating  main  ideas.   generalizations.   criteria.       alternative  
solutions.  
Verbs   • Choose • Classify • Apply • Analyze • Agree • Adapt
• Define • Compare • Build • Assume • Appraise • Build
• Find • Contrast • Choose • Categorize • Assess • Change
• How • Demonstrate • Construct • Classify • Award • Choose
• Label • Explain • Develop • Compare • Choose • Combine
• List • Extend • Experiment  with • Conclusion • Compare • Compile
• Match • Illustrate • Identify • Contrast • Conclude • Compose
• Name • Infer • Interview • Discover • Criteria • Construct
• Omit • Interpret • Make  use  of • Dissect • Criticize • Create
• Recall • Outline • Model • Distinguish • Decide • Delete
• Relate • Relate • Organize • Divide • Deduct • Design
• Select • Rephrase • Plan • Examine • Defend • Develop
• Show • Show • Select • Function • Determine • Discuss
• Spell • Summarize • Solve • Inference • Disprove • Elaborate
• Tell • Translate • Utilize • Inspect • Estimate • Estimate
• What • List • Evaluate • Formulate
• When • Motive • Explain • Happen
• Where • Relationships • Importance • Imagine
• Which • Simplify • Influence • Improve
• Who • Survey • Interpret • Invent
• Why • Take  part  in • Judge • Make  up
• Test  for • Justify • Maximize
• Theme • Mark • Minimize
• Measure • Modify
• Opinion • Original
• Perceive • Originate
• Prioritize • Plan
• Prove • Predict
• Rate • Propose
• Recommend • Solution
• Rule  on • Solve
• Select • Suppose
• Support • Test
• Value • Theory
• Maximize
• Minimize

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