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NEW Bloom’s Taxonomy Cognitive

Task Level Skills Demonstrated Key Verbs to Use in Questions

Remembering

observing and recalling information

recognizing and recalling concepts and ideas in a form similar to what was learned

define, identify, label, list, locate, match, memorize, name, outline, recall, recognize, reproduce, restate, select, spell, state, tell, underline

Understanding

understanding new information

grasping meaning

translating knowledge into a new context

interpreting facts

comprehend, convert , describe, estimate, explain, paraphrase, put in order, restate, retell, rewrite, summarize, trace, translate, understand

Applying

using previously learned information in new situations to solve problems

transferring information to a life problem

apply, change, compute, conclude, construct, demonstrate, determine, discover, draw, find out, illustrate, make, modify, operate, predict, relate, show, solve, use

Analyzing

separating material or concepts into component parts

distinguishing between facts and inference

identifying motives or causes

finding evidence to support generalizations

analyze, break down, categorize, classify, compare, contrast, correlate, debate, determine, diagnose, diagram, differentiate, discriminate, dissect, distinguish, draw, examine, illustrate, infer, outline, separate, specify

Evaluating

making judgments about the value of ideas or materials

making judgments on the basis of specific standards and criteria

appraise, choose, compare, contrast, conclude, criticize, critique, decide, defend, evaluate, interpret, judge, justify, prioritize, rank, rate, select, support, value

Creating

putting parts together to form a new whole

creating a new meaning or structure from diverse elements

applying prior knowledge and skills to create a new or original whole

adapt, change, combine, compile, compose, construct, create, design, devise, explain, formulate, generate, integrate, invent, modify, originate, plan, predict, pretend, produce, rearrange, reconstruct, reorganize, revise, rewrite, suggest, suppose, visualize, write

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