Example Action Verbs for Bloom’s Taxonomy

Cognitive Domain
1. Remember 2. Understand 3. Apply 4. Analyze 5. Evaluate 6. Create
Acquire Ask Act Advertise Appraise Adapt
Arrange Associate Add Apply Argue Anticipate
Choose Change Administer Appraise Assess Arrange
Collect Choose Articulate Arrange Attach Assemble
Copy Cite Calculate Break down Choose Categorize
Count Cite examples of Change Breakdown Compare Choose
Define Classify Chart Calculate Conclude Classify
Describe Compare Choose Categorize Consider Collaborate
Discover Compute Classify Change Contrast Collect
Distinguish Conclude Collect Choose Convince Combine
Draw Contract Complete Classify Criticize Compile
Duplicate Contrast Compute Combine Critique Comply
Enumerate Convert Construct Compare Debate Compose
Examine Defend Demonstrate Compute Decide Constitute
Identify Demonstrate Determine Conclude Defend Construct
Label Demonstrate use of Develop Connect Describe Deduce
List Describe Discover Contrast Determine Derive
Listen Determine Divide Correlate Discriminate Design
Locate Differentiate Dramatize Criticize Distinguish Develop
Match Differentiate Employ Debate Editorialize Devise
Memorize between Establish Deduce Estimate Do
Name Discover Examine Demonstrate Explain Document
Observe Discriminate Experiment Design Find errors Drive
Omit Discuss Explain Detect Grade Explain

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 1. Remember 2. Understand 3. Apply 4. Analyze 5. Evaluate 6. Create
Order Distinguish Generalize Determine Interpret Express
Outline Draw Graph Develop Judge Facilitate
Point Estimate Illustrate Devise Justify Formulate
Quote Explain Interpolate Diagnose Justify Generalize
Read Express Interpret Diagram Measure Generate
Recall Extend Interview Differentiate Order Group
Recite Extrapolate Judge Discover Persuade Hypothesize
Recognize Fill in List Discriminate Predict Imagine
Record Generalize Manipulate Dissect Rank Infer
Relate Give Examples Modify Distinguish Rate Integrate
Repeat Give in own words Operate Divide Recommend Intervene
Reproduce Group Organize Dramatize Reframe Invent
Retell Identify Paint Draw Relate Justify
Select Illustrate Practice Employ Revise Make
Show Indicate Predict Estimate Score Manage
State Infer Prepare Evaluate Select Modify
Tabulate Interpolate Produce Examine Standardize Negotiate
Tell Interpret Record Experiment Summarize Organize
Underline Interrelate Relate Explain Support Originate
Visualize Judge Report Focus Support Plan
Locate Restructure Identify Test Predict
Make Schedule Illustrate Validate Prepare
Match Select Infer Value Prescribe
Observe Show Inspect Weigh Produce
Order Simulate Interpret Propose
Paraphrase Sketch Inventory Rearrange
Pick Solve Manipulate Reconstruct
Practice Subtract Modify Relate
Predict Teach Operate Reorganize
Prepare Transfer Order Report

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 1. Remember 2. Understand 3. Apply 4. Analyze 5. Evaluate 6. Create
Read Use Organize Revise
Rearrange Write Outline Rewrite
Recognize Plan Role Play
Relate Point out Schematize
Reorder Practice Set up
Rephrase Predict Set-up
Report Prepare Simulate
Represent Prioritize Solve
Research Produce Specify
Respond Question Speculate
Restate Recognize Structure
Review Relate Substitute
Rewrite Schedule Summarize
Select Select Support
Show Separate Synthesize
Simulate Show Systematize
Summarize Sketch Tell
Tell Solve Test
Trace Subdivide Transform
Transform Survey Transmit
Translate Test Validate
Use Write
Utilize
Write

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Affective Domain
1. Receiving 2. Responding 3. Valuing 4. Organization 5. Characterization by Value
Accept Acclaim Accept Abstract Avoid
Accumulate Applaud Act Balance Be rated high by peers in
Attend Approve Argue Codify Be rated high by
Be aware Augment Assist Compare subordinates in
Combine Commend Convince Decide Change
Control Complete Debate Define Complete
Develop Comply Defend Discriminate Display
Differentiate Comply (with) Deny Discuss Exhibit
Discern Cooperate Devote Display Internalize
Hear Discuss Display Formulate Manage
Listen Examine Express Order Require
Listen (for) Follow Help Organize Resist
Look Obey Increase Select Resolve
Notice Participate Increase numbers of Systematize Revise
Recognize Play Measure proficiency in Systemize Verify
Respond to Practice Organize Theorize
Select Respond Prefer Weigh
Separate Spend leisure Protest
time in Pursue
Set apart
Volunteer Relinquish
Share
Seek
Specify
Subsidize
Support

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Psychomotor Domain
1. Perception 2. Set 3. Guided 4. Mechanism 5. Complex or 6. Adaptation 7. Origination
Response Overt Response
Choose Assume of Assemble Assemble Assemble Adapt Arrange
Describe position Attempt Build Build Alter Combine
Detect Begin Build Calibrate Calibrate Change Compose
Differentiate Demonstrate Calibrate Construct Carry out Modify Construct
Distinguish Display Construct Dismantle Construct Rearrange Create
Identify Explain Dismantle Display Dismantle Reorganize Design
Isolate Move Display Dissect Display Revise Originate
Relate Proceed Dissect Fasten Dissect Vary
Select React Fasten Fix Fasten
Separate Respond Fix Grind Fix
Show Grind Heat Grind
Start Heat Manipulate Heat
Volunteer Imitate Measure Manipulate
Manipulate Mend Measure
Measure Mix Mend
Mend Organize Mix
Mix Sketch Operate
Organize Organize
Sketch Perform
Try Sketch

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References
Anderson, L.W., & Krathwohl, D.R. (2001). A taxonomy for learning, teaching, and assessing: A revision of Bloom’s
taxonomy of educational objectives. New York: Longman.

Bloom, B. S. (1956). Taxonomy of educational objectives: The classification of educational goals, handbook I: The
cognitive domain. New York: Longman.

Bloom, B. S., Krathwohl, D. R., & Masia, B. B. (1973). Taxonomy of educational objectives: The classification of
educational goals, handbook II: The affective domain. New York: David McKay Co.

Borich, G. D. (1996). Effective teaching methods, 3rd ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Merrill.

Dave, R. H. (1970). Developing and writing behavioral objectives. In R. J. Armstrong (Ed.), Tuscon: Educational
Innovators Press.

Harrow, A. J. (1972). A taxonomy of the psychomotor domain. New York: David McKay Co.

Simpson, E. J. (1972). The classification of educational objectives in the psychomotor domain. Washington, DC: Gryphon
House.
 
 

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