1. Bloom’s Taxonomy-What??????? Different Types of Questions Old VersionNew Version One version may be easier for you to understand and use. The higher you go up in the triangle, the higher your level of thinking.

2. Remembering/Knowledge Can you recall or remember the information? define, duplicate, list, memorize, recall, repeat, reproduce state Examples: Recall what Gabriel’s house looked like. List the 5 ways you can use a lever. Define the word, “Triskaidekaphobia”.

3. Understanding/Comprehension Can you explain ideas or concepts? classify, describe, discuss, explain, identify, locate, recognize, report, select, translate, paraphrase Examples: Explain how you figured out that <A is congruent to <B. Paraphrase the story about the lost ship. Summarize the ways America was founded.

4. Applying/ApplicationApplying/Application Can you use the information in a new way? choose, demonstrate, dramatize, employ, illustrate, interpret, operate, schedule, sketch, solve, use, write, apply Examples: Demonstrate your knowledge of the uses of context clues. Use the data you obtained from your experiment to interpret what would happen in the real world. Apply what you have learned about managing your time to construct a study schedule for the next week.

5. Analyzing/Analysis Can you distinguish between different parts? appraise, compare, contrast, criticize, differentiate, discriminate, distinguish, examine, experiment, question, test. Examples: Compare the lives of the two characters, Gabriel and Finnegan. Criticize the belief that the Tooth Fairy exists. Examine how much better you are doing in school now that you are learning how to study and organize.

6. Evaluating/Synthesis Can you justify a decision? appraise, argue, defend, judge, select, support, value, evaluate Examples: Defend your decision that Gabriel is your favorite character. Support the fact that Jupiter is the heaviest planet. Evaluate the progress on the project to clean up the Chesapeake Bay.

7. Creating/Evaluation Can you create a new product or point-of-view? assemble, construct, create, design, develop, formulate, write Examples: Create a PowerPoint using the information you learned about the marsh wildlife on the fieldtrip to Wallops Island. Construct a graphic organizer to show the differences between summer foliage and winter foliage.