1. Six Levels of Thinking… Practice Scenarios
Mr. Zac Landefeld
English Dept. Buckeye Valley High School

2. Convert questions into commands to more easily decode the level expected.
How would you feel if an event like ‘x’ happened to you and why?
Put yourself in x’s shoes = application
What are some of the similarities and differences between ‘x’ and ‘y’?
Compare x to y = analysis

3. An Overview: All 6 levels applied to … the texting while driving ban
L1: State what the law is. (repeat the facts)
L2: Explain what the law means. (comprehend, reword)
L3: Give a scenario when the law would be enforced (apply to a different situation)
L4: Analyze the law in terms of kinds of offenses,
consequences, and aspects of the wording that
are up for interpretation. (break down into parts)
L5: Judge the effectiveness of the law using data. (evaluate)
L6: Come up with solutions to the texting problem
other than the law. (develop a new idea using info/data)

4. Hint… In a given scenario, Think “What level is the highest skill
required to complete
the task?”

5. Scenario #1 – What level?
Football players review last week’s game film to break apart specific plays and see how their movements affected the outcome of the play.
Recall
Apply
Analyze
Synthesize/Create

6. #2
A person learns a new language.
Understand
Apply
Analyze
Evaluate

7. #3
A detective investigates a crime scene to figure out which pieces of evidence are most important to solving the crime.
Understand
Apply
Analyze
Evaluate

8. #4 A young entrepreneur designs a webpage for his new business. Apply
Analyze
Evaluate
Synthesize/
Create

9. #5
A researcher experiments with different chemicals and judges which chemical compound would make the most effective cancer treatment.
Evaluate
Understand
Analyze
Synthesize/Create

10. #6
Changing a flat tire
Recall
Understand
Apply
Create/Synthesize

11. # 7
Mrs. Andrews assigned the following tasks as part of a reading lesson. Place them in order of their location on the revised Bloom’s Taxonomy from lowest to highest.
1. Place the events of the story in chronological order.
2. Write a new ending for the story.
3. Choose one of the characters as a “best friend” and justify
your choice.
4. On what date did this story begin?
a. 1, 2, 3, 4
b. 4, 1, 3, 2
c. 4, 1, 2, 3
d. 1, 4, 3, 2

12. # 8 Analyze Evaluate Create/Synthesize Apply
Mrs. Hodge has asked students to list every possible way to answer the math word problem on the board. Then she asks them to choose the best method for solving the problem and to defend their answers.
Analyze
Evaluate
Create/Synthesize
Apply

13. Reading an article and summarizing its main points in your own words.
# 9
Reading an article and summarizing its main points in your own words.
Recall
Understand
Apply
Analyze

14. # 10
Bobby needs to use his skills as an outdoorsman to help his friend plan a camping trip.
a. Recall
b. Understand
c. Apply
d. Synthesize/Create

15. # 11
Dan is a mechanic trying to figure out how a new engine design operates.
Understand
Apply
Analyze
Evaluate

16. Nailed it! ◄

17. Think about it some more…◄