Bloom’s Taxonomy provides a list of action verbs based on each level of understanding. This assists instructors when creating lesson and course objectives.

 
 

The following is a list of measurable action verbs that can be used when you are creating your learning objectives. Keep in mind that the goal is not to use different or creative verbs for each objective. That could be confusing to your students. Instead, try and identify the most accurate verb that relates to how you will assess your student’s mastery of the objective.

If you know what verb you want to use, but you are needing to know the Bloom’s level, you can use the “find” function (press: Ctrl-F, or Command-F on a Mac) in your browser to locate specific verbs on this chart.

Remember Understand Apply Analyze Evaluate Create
Cite Add Acquire  Analyze Appraise Abstract
Define Approximate Adapt Audit Assess Animate
Describe Articulate Allocate Blueprint Compare Arrange
Draw Associate Alphabetize Breadboard Conclude Assemble
Enumerate Characterize Apply Break down Contrast Budget
Identify Clarify Ascertain Characterize Counsel Categorize
Index Classify Assign Classify Criticize Code
Indicate Compare Attain Compare Critique Combine
Label Compute Avoid Confirm Defend Compile
List Contrast Back up Contrast Determine Compose
Match Convert Calculate Correlate Discriminate Construct
Meet Defend Capture Detect Estimate Cope
Name Describe Change Diagnose Evaluate Correspond
Outline Detail Classify Diagram Explain Create
Point Differentiate Complete Differentiate Grade Cultivate
Quote Discuss Compute Discriminate Hire Debug
Read Distinguish Construct Dissect Interpret Depict
Recall Elaborate Customize Distinguish Judge Design
Recite Estimate Demonstrate Document Justify Develop
Recognize Example Depreciate Ensure Measure Devise
Record Explain Derive Examine Predict Dictate
Repeat Express Determine Explain Prescribe Enhance
Reproduce Extend Diminish Explore Rank Explain
Review Extrapolate Discover Figure out Rate Facilitate
Select Factor Draw File Recommend Format
State Generalize Employ Group Release Formulate
Study Give Examine Identify Select Generalize
Tabulate Infer Exercise Illustrate Summarize Generate
Trace Interact Explore Infer Support Handle
Write Interpolate Expose Interrupt Test Import
  Interpret Express Inventory Validate Improve
  Observe Factor Investigate Verify Incorporate
  Paraphrase Figure Layout   Integrate
  Picture graphically Graph Manage   Interface
  Predict Handle Maximize   Join
  Review Illustrate Minimize   Lecture
  Rewrite Interconvert Optimize   Model
  Subtract Investigate Order   Modify
  Summarize Manipulate Outline   Network
  Translate Modify Point out   Organize
  Visualize Operate Prioritize   Outline
    Personalize Proofread   Overhaul
    Plot Query   Plan
    Practice Relate   Portray
    Predict Select   Prepare
    Prepare Separate   Prescribe
    Price Subdivide   Produce
    Process Train   Program
    Produce Transform   Rearrange
    Project     Reconstruct
    Provide     Relate
    Relate     Reorganize
    Round off     Revise
    Sequence     Rewrite
    Show     Specify
    Simulate     Summarize
    Sketch      
    Solve      
    Subscribe      
    Tabulate      
    Transcribe      
    Translate      
    Use