Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy Planning Worksheet for One Topic
Level of Learning
Creating
Higher-order thinking
(Putting together
ideas or elements
to develop an
original idea or
engage in creative
thinking).
Evaluating
(Judging the value
of ideas, materials
and methods by
developing and
applying standards
and criteria).
Analyzing
(Breaking
information down
into its component
elements).
Applying
Lower-order thinking
(Using strategies,
concepts,
principles and
theories in new
situations).
Understanding
(Understanding of
given information).
Remembering
(Recall or
recognition of
specific
information).
Action Verbs
Products
Content Objectives
Language Objectives
Sentence Stems
Act
Generate
Film
Is there a better solution to...
Assemble
Improve
Story
Judge the value of...
Combine
Infer
Project
Can you defend your position about...?
Compose
Invent
Plan
Do you think ... is a good or a bad thing?
Construct
Imagine
New game
How would you have handled...?
Create
Plan
Song
What changes to ... would you recommend?
Design
Predict
Media product
Do you believe?
Develop
Prepare
Advertisement
Are you a ... person?
Devise
Revise
Painting
How would you feel if...?
Formulate
Show
How effective are...?
Argue
Determine
Debate
Can you design a ... to ...?
Assess
Evaluate
Panel
Why not compose a song about...?
Choose
Justify
Report
Can you see a possible solution to...?
Compare
Prioritize
Evaluation
Why don't you devise your own way to deal with...?
Conclude
Rate
Investigation
What would happen if...?
Criticize
Recommend
Verdict
How many ways can you...?
Debate
Support
Conclusion
Can you create new and unusual uses for...?
Decide
Tell why
Persuasive
Can you write a new recipe for a tasty dish?
Defend
Value
Speech
can you develop a proposal which would...
Calculate
Group
Survey
How was this similar to...?
Categorize
Interpret
Database
What was the underlying theme of...?
Classify
Investigate
Mobile
What do you see as other possible outcomes?
Compare
Order
Abstract
Why did ... changes occur?
Contrast
Organize
Report
Can you explain what must have happened when...?
Diagram
Question
Graph
How is ... similar to ...?
Differentiate
Relate
Spreadsheet
What are some of the problems of...?
Discover
Research
Checklist
Can you distinguish between...?
Distinguish
Sequence
Chart
What were some of the motives behind...?
Examine
Solve
Outline
What was the turning point in the game?
Experiment
Survey
What was the problem with...?
Adapt
List
Illustration
Do you know another instance where...?
Apply
Make
Sculpture
Could this have happened in...?
Calculate
Manipulate
Demonstration
Can you group by characteristics such as...?
Change
Practice
Presentation
Can you apply the method used to some experience of
Compute
Produce
Interview
your own...?
Demonstrate
Sequence
Performance
What questions would you ask of...?
Dramatize
Show
Diary
From the information given, can you develop a set of
Draw
Solve
Journal
instructions about...?
Experiment
Teach
Would this information be useful if you had a ...?
Illustrate
Use
Ask
Observe
Recitation
Can you write in your own words...?
Calculate
Recognize
Summary
Can you write a brief outline...?
Convert
Report
Explanation
What do you think could happened next...?
Describe
Research
Show and tell
Who do you think...?
Discuss
Retell
Example
What was the main idea...?
Explain
Review
Quiz
Who was the key character...?
Give
Summarize
List
Can you distinguish between...?
examples
Tell
Label
What differences exist between...?
Identify
Locate
Outline
Can you provide an example of what you mean...?
tell
Choose
Match
What happened after...?
list
Cite
Memorize
How many...?
describe
Define
Name
Who was it that...?
relate
Describe
Quote
Can you name the...?
locate
Give example
Recall
Describe what happened at...?
write
Group
Recite
Who spoke to...?
find
Know
Record
Can you tell why...?
state
Label
Repeat
Find the meaning of...?
name
List
Select
What is...?
Locate
Listen
Underline
Adapted from Denise Tarlington’s Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy Planning Framework (Bloom’s Planning Sheet.doc)