REVISED BLOOM’S TAXONOMY ACTION VERBS

I. II. III. IV. V. VI.

Definitions
Remembering Understanding Applying Analyzing Evaluating Creating
Demonstrate
Examine and Present and
understanding Compile
Exhibit break defend opinions
of facts and information
memory of Solve problems to information into by making
ideas by together in a
previously new situations by parts by judgments
organizing, different way
learned applying acquired identifying about
Bloom’s comparing, by combining
material, by knowledge, facts, motives or information,
Definition translating, elements in a
recalling facts, techniques and causes. Make validity of
interpreting, new pattern or
terms, basic rules in a different inferences and ideas, or quality
giving proposing
concepts, and way. find evidence to of work based
Descriptions alternate
answers. support on a set of
and stating main solution
generalization criteria
ideas.
 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  Conclusion  Compare  Compile
 Match  Illustrate With  Contrast  Conclude  Compose
 Name  Infer  Identify  Discover  Criteria  Construct
 Omit  Interpret  Interview  Dissect  Criticize  Create
 Recall  Outline  Make Use Of  Distinguish  Decide  Delete
 Relate  Relate  Model  Divide  Deduct  Design
 Select  Rephrase  Organize  examine  Defend  Develop
 Show  Show  Plan  Function  Determine  Discuss
 Spell  Summarize  Select  Inference  Disprove  Elaborate
 Tell  Translate  Solve  Inspect  Estimate  Estimate
 What  Write a note  Utilize  List  Evaluate  Formulate
 When  Sketch  Determine  Motive  Explain  Happen
Verbs  Where  Draw  Derive  Relationship  Importance  Imagine
 Which  Discuss  Find  Simplify  Influence  Improve
 Who  Differentiate  Calculate  Survey  Interpret  Invent
 Why  Distinguish  Prove that  Take Part In  Judge  Make up
 State  Show that  Test For  Justify  Maximize
 Write  Evaluate  Theme  Mark  Minimize
 Enumerate  Obtain  Calculate  Measure  Modify
 Estimate  Evaluate  Opinion  Original
 Establish  Establish  Perceive  Originate
 Design  Design  Prioritize  Plan
 Prove  Predict
 Rate  Propose
 Recommend  Solution
 Rule on  Solve
 Select  Suppose
 Support  Test
 Value  Theory
 Design