REMEMBER ANALYZE

Retrieve relevant knowledge Separate a whole into

from long-term memory. parts and determine their
relationships.
• Can you recall…?
• Why do you think…?
• Where is…? Who is…?
• What is the relationship…?
• Can you list four…?
• Can you compare…? contrast…?
• How would you describe…?
• What idea is relevant to…?
• How could you explain…?
• How would you categorize…?
• Which of these is true…? false…? • What can you infer…?
Showing Restating Choosing Classifying Experimenting Simplifying
Naming Finding Matching Investigating Dividing Differentiating
Listing Recognizing Relating Dissecting Discovering Researching

UNDERSTAND EVALUATE
Construct meaning from Make judgments based on
instructional messages. criteria and standards.
• What is the main idea of…? • Which is more important?
• Can you find an example of...? • Is there a better solution to…?
• How would you summarize…? • Can you defend…?
• What might happen next…? • What are the pros of…? cons…?
• How do you explain…? • Why is… of value?
• What ideas or facts show…? • How would you feel if…?
Organizing Paraphrasing Reviewing Validating Justifying Critiquing
Discussing Extending Inferring Debating Monitoring Selecting
Interpreting Outlining Showing Assessing Prioritizing Rating

APPLY CREATE
Carry out or use a Combine elements or
procedure in a given ideas to form a new
situation. whole.
• What would happen if…? • What is an alternative…?
• How could you clarify…? • Could you invent…?
• Who do you think…? • Can you compose a…?
• Which approach would you…? • What is your theory about…?
• How would you use…? • How can you imagine…?
• What is a situation like…? • What could you design to…?
Practicing Implementing Interviewing Building Constructing Changing
Choosing Operating Solving Combining Devising Adapting
Planning Developing Generalizing Formulating Improving Producing
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