Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy Action Verbs

Definitions I. Remembering II. Understanding III. Applying IV. Analyzing V. Evaluating VI. Creating

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