Blooms for Kids Levels of ThinkingQuestionsProcessing SkillsKey
Words
EvaluationFeel it! I form and support opinions.What do I
suggest?What do I change?How would I change it?What are my big
ideas?I justify.I recommend.I predict.I critique.Judge, recommend,
grade, rate, predict, critique, value, rank, assess, justify,
convince, consider, persuade, summarize, discriminate, support
SynthesisCreate it! I use knowledge and skills to create
something new.What is my project?What do I imagine?What can I
construct?What do I think?I plan.I infer.I propose.I
invent.Compose, invert, create, design, build, construct, combine,
role-play, plan, revise, propose, organize, originate, hypothesize,
what if, generate
AnalysisSort it! I break down information.How can I group my
ideas?How are my ideas different or alike?What can I discover?I
compare and contrast.I note relationships.I reason that....I
categorize.Inspect, analyze, compare, classify, dissect, examine,
research, infer, conclude, interpret, contrast, categorize,
survey
ApplicationDo it! I use what I know.How can I display it?How can
I show it?How can I solve?How can I illustrate it?I research.I
demonstrate how.I solve a problem.I perform.Apply, dramatize,
illustrate, interview, build, choose, procedure, prepare,
demonstrate, solve, use, discover, calculate, experiment
ComprehensionGot it! I understand.How will I describe it?How can
I explain it?How will I identify it?How can I summarize it?I reword
or retell.I summarize.I explain.I paraphrase.Describe, discuss,
explain, retell, translate, rewrite, extend, predict, match,
paraphrase, interpret, give example, illustrate
KnowledgeKnow it! I know. List what I know.Tell what I
know.Label it.Name it.Say it again.Memorize it.I remember.I know.I
recall.I define.Describe, identify, outline, select, tell, define,
list, name, memorize, label, repeat
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