Bloom’s Taxonomy Action Verbs

Remember Understand Apply Analyze Evaluate Create
  • Choose
  • Define
  • Find
  • How
  • Label
  • List
  • Match
  • Name
  • Omit
  • Recall
  • Relate
  • Select
  • Show
  • Spell
  • Tell
  • What
  • When
  • Where
  • Which
  • Who
  • Why
  • Classify
  • Compare
  • Contrast
  • Demonstrate
  • Explain
  • Extend
  • Illustrate
  • Infer
  • Interpret
  • Outline
  • Relate
  • Rephrase
  • Show
  • Summarize
  • Translate
  • Apply
  • Build
  • Choose
  • Construct
  • Develop
  • Experiment with
  • Identify
  • Interview
  • Make use of
  • Model
  • Organize
  • Plan
  • Select
  • Solve
  • Utilize
  • Analyze
  • Assume
  • Categorize
  • Classify
  • Compare
  • Conclusion
  • Contrast
  • Discover
  • Dissect
  • Distinguish
  • Divide
  • Examine
  • Function
  • Inference
  • Inspect
  • List
  • Motive
  • Relationships
  • Simplify
  • Survey
  • Take part in
  • Test for
  • Theme
  • Agree
  • Appraise
  • Assess
  • Award
  • Choose
  • Compare
  • Conclude
  • Criteria
  • Criticize
  • Decide
  • Deduct
  • Defend
  • Determine
  • Disprove
  • Estimate
  • Evaluate
  • Explain
  • Importance
  • Influence
  • Interpret
  • Judge
  • Justify
  • Mark
  • Measure
  • Opinion
  • Perceive
  • Prioritize
  • Prove
  • Rate
  • Recommend
  • Rule on
  • Select
  • Support
  • Value
  • Adapt
  • Build
  • Change
  • Choose
  • Combine
  • Compile
  • Compose
  • Construct
  • Create
  • Delete
  • Design
  • Develop
  • Discuss
  • Elaborate
  • Estimate
  • Formulate
  • Happen
  • Imagine
  • Improve
  • Invent
  • Make up
  • Maximize
  • Minimize
  • Modify
  • Original
  • Originate
  • Plan
  • Predict
  • Propose
  • Solution
  • Solve
  • Suppose
  • Test
  • Theory