BLOOM'S HIGHER ORDER THINKING VERBS

(numbered in order of difficulty beginning with most basic)

1. KNOWLEDGE 2. COMPREHENSION 3. APPLICATION

Know Restate Exhibit
Define
Memorize
Summarize Interview
Repeat Discuss Apply
Record Describe Use
List Recognize Dramatize
Recall
Name
Explain Illustrate
Locate Express Calculate
Recite Identify Experiment
State Review Brainstorm
Relate
Collect
Match Change
Label Translate Solve
Specify Paraphrase Simulate
cite convert Employ
Demonstrate
Practice
Operate
Show
Make
Predict
relate
4. ANALYSIS 5. SYNTHESIS 6. EVALUATION
Interpret Compose Judge
Analyze Plan Decide
Differentiate Propose Appraise
Compare Produce Evaluate
Contrast Invent Rate
Scrutinize Develop Compare
Categorize Design Value
Probe Formulate Revise
Investigate Arrange Conclude
Discover Assemble Select
Inquire Construct Criticize
Detect Create Assess
Infer Rewrite Measure
Inspect Set up Estimate
Classify Prepare Infer
Arrange Imagine Deduce
Group Hypothesize Score
Organize Incorporate Predict
Examine Generalize Choose
Survey Originate Recommend
Dissect Predict determine
Inventory Contrive
Question Systematize
Test Rearrange
Distinguish eliminate
Diagram
Point out