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BLOOM’S TAXONOMY
AND THE DIFFERENT
LEVELS OF
QUESTIONS
THE TAXONOMY OF BLOOM
As teachers and as people part of the world, we ask questions to our learners
and people everyday. Not all questions are on the same level. Some questions
are easy to answer where other questions may require a great deal of thinking.
KNOWLEDGE
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· What is...?
· Which is true or
false...?
COMPREHENSION
POTENTIAL ACTIVITIES
USEFUL VERBS SAMPLE QUESTIONS
AND PRODUCTS
APPLICATION
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ANALYSIS
POTENTIAL ACTIVITIES
USEFUL VERBS SAMPLE QUESTIONS
AND PRODUCTS
SYNTHESIS
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EVALUATION
POTENTIAL ACTIVITIES
USEFUL VERBS SAMPLE QUESTIONS
AND PRODUCTS
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[1] Dalton, J. & Smith, D., (1986). Extending Children’s Special Abilities:
Strategies for primary classrooms (pp. 36-37).
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