Blooms Taxonomy Action Verbs
Blooms Taxonomy Action Verbs
Blooms Taxonomy Action Verbs
Bloom’s
Exhibit
memory
Demonstrate
Solve
problems
to
Examine
and
break
Present
and
Compile
Definition
of
previously
understanding
of
new
situations
by
information
into
defend
opinions
information
learned
material
facts
and
ideas
by
applying
acquired
parts
by
identifying
by
making
together
in
a
by
recalling
facts,
organizing,
knowledge,
facts,
motives
or
causes.
judgments
about
different
way
by
terms,
basic
comparing,
techniques
and
Make
inferences
information,
combining
concepts,
and
translating,
rules
in
a
different
and
find
evidence
validity
of
ideas,
elements
in
a
answers.
interpreting,
giving
way.
to
support
or
quality
of
work
new
pattern
or
descriptions,
and
generalizations.
based
on
a
set
of
proposing
stating
main
ideas.
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
•
•
Compile
Compare
•
Match
•
Illustrate
•
Identify
•
Contrast
•
Conclude
•
Compose
•
Name
•
Infer
•
Interview
•
Discover
•
Criteria
•
Construct
•
Omit
•
Interpret
•
Make
use
of
•
Dissect
•
•
Create
Criticize
•
Recall
•
Outline
•
Model
•
Distinguish
•
Decide
•
Delete
•
Relate
•
Relate
•
Organize
•
Divide
•
Deduct
•
Design
•
Select
•
Rephrase
•
Plan
•
Examine
•
•
Develop
Defend
•
Show
•
Show
•
Select
•
Function
•
Determine
•
Discuss
•
Spell
•
Summarize
•
Solve
•
Inference
•
Disprove
•
Elaborate
•
Tell
•
Translate
•
Utilize
•
Inspect
•
•
Estimate
Estimate
•
What
•
List
•
•
Formulate
Evaluate
•
When
•
Motive
•
Explain
•
Happen
•
Where
•
Relationships
•
•
Imagine
Importance
•
Which
•
Simplify
•
•
Improve
Influence
•
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
Anderson,
L.
W.,
&
Krathwohl,
D.
R.
(2001).
A
taxonomy
for
learning,
teaching,
and
assessing,
Abridged
Edition.
Boston,
MA:
Allyn
and
Bacon.