Revised'Bloom’s'Taxonomy'–'Question'Starters'
Remembering:'Knowledge'
Recall&or&recognize&information,&and&ideas&
The$teacher$should:$$
• Present$information$about$the$subject$to$the$student$
• Ask$questions$that$require$the$student$to$recall$the$information$presented$
• Provide$verbal$or$written$texts$about$the$subject$that$can$be$answered$by$recalling$the$information$the$student$
has$learned$
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Question''prompts'
What$do$you$remember$about$______________?$
How$would$you$define$_______________?$
How$would$you$identify_________________?$
How$would$you$recognize$____________________?$
What$would$you$choose$_______________?$
Describe$what$happens$when$_________________?$
How$is$(are)$________________?$
Where$is$(are)$________________?$
Which$one$________________?$
Who$was$_________________?$
Why$did$_______________?$
What$is$(are)$__________________?$
When$did$__________________?$
How$would$you$outline$__________________?$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
List$the$__________________$in$order.$
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Understanding:Comprehension'
Understand&the&main&idea&of&material&heard,&viewed,&or&read.&Interpret&or&summarize&the&ideas&in&own&words.&
The$teacher$should:$
• Ask$questions$that$the$student$can$answer$in$his/her$own$words$by$stating$facts$or$by$identifying$the$main$idea.$
• Give$tests$based$on$classroom$instruction$
Question'prompts:'
How$would$you$compare$____________?$Contrast$____________________?$
How$would$you$clarify$the$meaning$________________?$
How$would$you$differentiate$between$____________________?$
How$would$you$generalize$__________________?$
How$would$you$express$________________?$
What$can$you$infer$from$____________________?$
What$did$you$observe$________________?$
How$would$you$identify$__________________?$
How$can$you$describe$_____________?$
Will$you$restate$________________?$
Elaborate$on$_____________.$
What$would$happen$if$________________?$
What$is$the$main$idea$of$_________________?$
What$can$you$say$about$_______________?$
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Anderson,$L.$W.,$&$Krathwohl,$D.$R.$(Eds.).$(2001).$A$taxonomy$for$learning,$teaching$and$assessing:$A$revision$of$Bloom's$Taxonomy$of$educational$
outcomes:$Complete$edition,$New$York$:$Longman.$