Submitted by Mary Mickle, Jacksonville, Florida

Idea posted June 4, 2015

List compiled by Mary Mickle:

UNDERSTAND (Level 2)

Interpreting, exemplifying, classifying, summarizing, inferring, comparing, explaining
  • Elaborate on__________.
  • How can you describe_________?
  • How would you clarify the meaning _________?
  • How would you compare/contrast_________?
  • How would you differentiate between________ and _________?
  • How would you express_________?
  • How would you generalize_________?
  • How would you identify_________?
  • What can you infer from_________?
  • What can you say about_________?
  • What did you observe_________?
  • What is the main idea of _________?
  • What would happen if _________?
  • Will you restate_________?

APPLY (Level 3)

Executing and implementing
  • How would you develop_________?
  • How would you alter _______ to _________?
  • How would you change_________?
  • How would you modify_______?
  • How would you demonstrate_________?
  • How would you develop________ to present _________?
  • How would you present _________?
  • How would you solve_________?
  • What actions would you take to perform_____?
  • What examples can you find that _________?
  • What other way would you choose to _________?
  • What would the result be if _________?
  • Why does ________ work?

ANALYZE (Level 4)

Differentiating, organizing, attributing
  • Discuss the pros and cons of __________.
  • How can you classify ________ according to _________?
  • How can you compare the different parts of _________?
  • How can you sort the parts of _________?
  • How is _________ connected to _________?
  • How would you explain _________?
  • What are the advantages and disadvantages of _________?
  • What can you infer _________?
  • What can you point out about _________?
  • What evidence in the text can you find that _________?
  • What explanation do you have for _________?
  • What ideas support/validate_________?
  • What is the problem with _________?
  • What is your analysis of _________?
  • Why do you think _________?

EVALUATE (Level 5)

Checking and critiquing
  • Create a poem/riddle/song that explains_________?
  • Devise a way to_________?
  • How would you compile the facts for_________?
  • How would you elaborate on the reason_________?
  • How would you generate a plan to_________?
  • How would you improve_________?
  • How would you portray_________?
  • Predict the outcome if _________?
  • What alternative would you suggest for_________?
  • What changes would you make to revise_________?
  • What could you invent_________?
  • What facts can you gather_________?
  • What would happen if _________?

CREATE (Level 6)

Generating, planning, producing
  • Determine the value of _____.
  • How could you verify_________?
  • How would you determine which facts__________?
  • How would you grade_________?
  • Rank the importance of ______.
  • Rate the _________. Explain your rating.
  • What choice would you have made_________? Explain your reasoning.
  • What criteria would you use to assess_________?
  • What data was used to evaluate_________?
  • What information would you use to prioritize_________?
  • What is the most important_________? Tell why.
  • What is your favorite_________? Why?
  • What would you suggest_________?
  • What is your opinion of _________? Support your response.