REVISED Bloom’s Taxonomy Action Verbs

Remembering Understanding Applying Analyzing Evaluating Creating

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

Anderson, L. W., & Krathwohl, D. R. (2001). A taxonomy for learning, teaching, and assessing, Abridged Edition. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon