Cognitive Domain Commonly Used Verbs

Question 1

choose, circle, cite, count, define, identify, label, list, match, name, outline, read, recall, repeat, report, select, state, tell, write

Answer 1

Knowledge

Question 2

Associate, describe, discuss, distinguish, estimate, explain, express, generalize,give, example, locate, recognize, review, summarize

Answer 2

Comprehension

Question 3

apply, demonstrate, examine, illustrate, implement, interpret, modify, order, relate, report, restate,revise, solve, translate, use

Answer 3

Application

Question 4

analyze, arrange, calculate, classify, compare, conclude, contrast, determine, differentiate, discriminate, detect, distinguish, question

Answer 4

Analysis

Question 5

assemble, arrange, categorize, combine, compile, correlate,create, design, devise, detect, generalize, generate, formulate, integrate, manage,organize, plan, prepare, propose, reorganize, revise, specify, summarize

Answer 5

Synthesis

Question 6

appraise, assess, conclude, critique, criticize, debate, defend, estimate, evaluate, grade, judge, justify, measure, rank, rate, recommend, review, score, select, test

Answer 6

Evaluation