Table 3. Verbs for Bloom’s Taxonomy
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Remember
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Understand
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Apply
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Analyze
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Evaluate
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Create
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Arrange
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Classify
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Calculate
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Combine
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Appraise
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Arrange
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Define
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Describe
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Construct
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Figure
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Argue
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Assemble
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Locate
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Identify
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Demonstrate
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Find
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Assess
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Compose
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Recall
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Indicate
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Estimate
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Sketch
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Defend
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Create
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Recite
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Organize
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Illustrate
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Solve
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Estimate
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Design
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Describe
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Interpret
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Interpret
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Predict
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Judge
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Devise
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Repeat
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Illustrate
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Appraise
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Change
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Predict
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Formulate
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Identify
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Reorganize
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Contrast
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Survey
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Qualify
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Invent
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Select
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Translate
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Criticize
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Compare
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Rate
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Manage
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Quote
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Paraphrase
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Diagnose
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Diagram
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Support
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Modify
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Label
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Summarize
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Identify
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Examine
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Critique
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Organize
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Copy
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Transform
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Classify
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Test
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Recommend
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Plan
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List
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Discuss
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Modify
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Prepare
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Name
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Explain
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Produce
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State
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Defend
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Propose
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Compare
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Set up
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Report
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Verify
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Restate
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Construct
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Review
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Develop
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Rewrite
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From: The Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence, Carnegie Mellon University (Carnegie Mellon University)