Introduce verbs related to each level
The table below illustrates a list of verbs related to Bloom's levels of learning that can be a valuable reference in the developing stage of a question. The verbs can help to design a set of questions aiming to assess students' skills from a lower-order to a higher-order of critical thinking.
Take a look at the verbs and then move to the next section to find out more about matching questions to the Bloom's taxonomy.
Evaluation | |||||
judge | |||||
appraise | |||||
Synthesis | evaluate | ||||
compose | rate | ||||
plan | revise | ||||
Analysis | propose | assess | |||
distinguish | design | estimate | |||
analyse | formulate | ||||
Application | differentiate | arrange | |||
interpret | experiment | assemble | |||
apply | test | collect | |||
Comprehension | employ | compare | construct | ||
translate | use | contrast | create | ||
restate | demonstrate | criticise | set up | ||
Knowledge | discuss | dramatise | diagram | organise | |
define | describe | practice | inspect | manage | |
repeat | recognise | illustrate | debate | prepare | |
record | explain | operate | question | ||
list | express | schedule | relate | ||
recall | identify | sketch | solve | ||
name | locate | examine | |||
relate | report | categorise | |||
underline | review | appraise | |||
tell | calculate | ||||