Bloom’s Taxonomy
Critical Thinking Questioning Strategies
Created By: Jessica Nelson
Bloom’s 6 Levels
Remembering
 Understanding
 Applying
 Analyzing
 Evaluating
 Creating
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Remembering
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Recall learned material, remembering
previously learned facts.
tell
label
list
state
define
memorize
Understanding
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Grasp meaning
describe
explain
summarize
paraphrase
predict
restate
Applying
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Use in a new concrete situation
dramatize
show
produce construct
choose model
Analyzing
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Break into parts, see relationships,
organize information
analyze
categorize
classify
take apart
compare
infer
Evaluating
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Judge value and purpose, support with
relevant information
recommend
decide
judge
argue
debate
consider
Creating
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Invent new item, solve a problem based
on learning, decide how to communicate
propose
plan
hypothesize
predict
what if
create
Examples
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
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Remembering: List the items that Goldilocks tried while she was in
the three bears’ house.
Understanding: Explain why Goldilocks did not like the Papa
Bear’s bed.
Analyzing: Compare this story to reality. What parts of the story
could not really happen?
Applying: Dramatize a skit about what would happen if Goldilocks
came to your house.
Evaluating: Do you agree with what Goldilocks did? Why or why
not?
Creating: Hypothesize how the story would be different if the title
was, “Goldilocks and the Three Crabs”.
Your Turn
Little Red Riding Hood
1.
Illustrate the main idea of the story
on a poster.
2.
Rank the characters from best to
worst and explain how you ranked
them.
3.
Create a new story by placing
Red in a modern-day city.
Did You Answer…
1.
Applying
2.
Evaluating
3.
Creating
Your Turn…
1.
Describe what Red did when she
first saw the Wolf.
2.
Tell what happened to the
grandmother in the story.
3.
Write out the main events in the
story. Cut them apart and
sequence them in proper order.
Did you answer…
1.
Understanding
2.
Remembering
3.
Analyzing
Your turn…
1.
Invent a new ending for the story
where the Wolf comes out ahead.
2.
Using models, demonstrate which
house stood up the best.
3.
Describe the materials used to build
each home.
Did you answer…
1.
Creating
2.
Applying
3.
Understanding
Your turn…
1.
Read the story and list the type of home
built by each pig.
2.
What is the relationship between the
materials used to build each house and
what happened to it when the wolf blew
on it?
3.
Judge the homes from worst to best,
according to strength, cost,
and building time.
Did you answer…
1.
Remembering
2.
Analyzing
3.
Evaluating