Marzano Taxonomy - Question Stems, Products, Terms, and Phrases*

Mental
Taxonomy Level Terms and Phrases Question Stems Products
Process
choose from true/false; determine if the What is…? Definition
following statements are true; identify Where is…? Label
Recognizing
from a list; match; recognize; select from How did ___ happen? List
a list Why did…? Description
When did…? Quiz/Test
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answer; answer who, what, where, when

questions; define; describe; exemplify; How would you show…? Fact
Retrieval: Recalling Who were the main…? Worksheet/
label; list; memorize; name; recall;
reproduce; state Which one…? Workbook
Involves recalling How is…? Highlight
information add; apply; calculate; cite; collect;
Can you recall…?
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from permanent compile; complete; compute; conduct;

Can you select…?
memory decode; demonstrate; divide; draft;
Can you list three…?
edit; employ; execute; gather; gauge;
Who was…?
Executing identify; implement; inform; locate; make;
When did ____ happen?
manipulate; measure; multiply; navigate;
observe; perform; quantify; quote; read;
recite; report; retell; show; solve; state;
subtract; tabulate; use; write
answer; articulate; ask; big idea; capture; How would you explain…? Log/Journal/
clarify; communicate; comprehend; How would you describe…? Diary Entry
contextualize; convey; delineate; describe How would you classify the type of…? Quiz/Test

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how or why; describe parts of; describe How would you compare/contrast…? Graphic Organizer
Comprehension: the effects; describe the relationship State or interpret _____ in your own Recitation
Integrating
between; elaborate; explain the ways in words…? Show and Tell
Requires which; express; inform; make connections How will you rephrase this meaning…? Summary
identifying what between; narrate; orient; paraphrase; What facts or ideas show…? Timeline
is important present; question; recount; restate; What is the main idea of…? Collection
and placing that summarize; translate; understand Which statements support…? Explanation
information into Can you explain what is happening…? Mind Map
categories act out; chart; compose; conceptualize;
construct; depict; diagram; draw; exhibit; What is meant…? Example
graph; illustrate; imagine; map; model; What can you say about…? List
Symbolizing Which is the best answer…? Label
outline; pretend; produce; record;
represent; sequencing; show; symbolize; How would you summarize…? Outline
use models; visualize; write
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* Some terms are classified at more than one level depending upon their application.
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Marzano Taxonomy - Question Stems, Products, Terms, and Phrases

Mental
Taxonomy Level Terms and Phrases Question Stems Products
Process
associate; categorize; compare/contrast; How would you use…?
connect; correlate; create an analogy What examples can you find to…?
or metaphor; detect; differentiate; How would you solve…?
Matching
discriminate; distinguish; examine How would you organize and show…?
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similarities and differences; link; match; Show your understanding of…?

Video/Podcast
relate; sort How would you apply what you
Report
arrange; arrange by; classify; combine; learned to develop…?
Essay
deepen; file; group; identify a broader What questions would you ask in an
Survey
category; identify different types/ interview with…?
Spreadsheet
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Classifying What other way would you plan to…?

categories; improve; incorporate; Database
integrate; introduce; order; organize; What would result if…?
Analysis: Performance
partition; rank; sort Make use of these facts to…?
Outline
What elements would you choose to
Involves assess; check; clarify; critique; decompose; Simulation
change…?
reasoned decontextualize; detect; diagnose; edit; Abstract
Analyzing What facts would you select to
extensions of evaluate; identify errors or problems; Graph
Errors show…?
knowledge and identify issues or misunderstandings; Demonstration
What are the parts of features of…?
inferences to go modify; reflect; revise Checklist
How is ____ related to…?
beyond what accomplish; achieve; apply; build; Presentation
Why do you think…?
was directly compose; compile; connect; create a Chart
What is the theme…?
taught principle; derive; develop; devise; draw Interview
What motive is there…?
conclusions; expand; form; generalization Log/Journal/
Generalizing Can you list the parts…?
or rule; generalize; generate; infer; initiate; Diary Entry
What inference can you make…?
interpret; publish; trace the development Debate
What conclusions can you draw…?
of; what conclusions can be drawn; what Media Review/
How would you classify…?
inferences can be made Critique
How would you categorize…?
Wiki
conclude; confirm; critique; deduce; Can you identify the parts…?
Illustration
develop an argument for; judge; justify; What evidence can you find…?
make and defend; predict; qualify; specify; What is the relationship between…?
Specifying
under what conditions; what would have Can you distinguish between…?
to happen What is the function of…?
What ideas justify…?
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Mental
Taxonomy Level Terms and Phrases Question Stems Products
Process
based on the explanation what can be Do you agree with the actions…? With Investigation
predicted; claim; conjecture; consider; the outcome…? Evaluation
devise; experiment; explore; formulate; What is your opinion of…? Community Ser-
generate and test; how can this be How would you prove…? Disprove…? vice Project
Experimenting
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explained; how would you determine if; Can you assess the value or Debate
how would you test that; hypothesize; importance of…? Conclusion
inspect; invent; prove; simulate; test the Would it be better if…? Video/Film/
idea that; verify; what would happen if Why did they (the character) Documentary
choose…? Short Story
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What would you recommend…? Advertisement

Knowledge
How would you rate the…? Plan
Utilization:
What would you cite to defend your Video/Board
actions…? Game
Requires
How could you determine…? Panel
students to
What choice would you have made…? Song
apply or use argue; compose; construct an How would you prioritize…? Media Product
knowledge argument; debate; dissect argument; What judgment would you make Illustration
in specific find out about; how and why did this about…? Persuasive Speech
situations happen; inquire; inspect; investigate;
Investigating Based on what you know, how would Mobile App
probe; prove; research; search; seek; you explain…? Research Report
study; take a position on; what are the What information would you use to Verdict

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differing features of; what would have support the view…?
happened if How would you justify…?
What data was used to make the
conclusion…?
Why is it better that…?
How would you compare the ideas?
How would compare the people…?
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Marzano Taxonomy - Question Stems, Products, Terms, and Phrases

Mental
Taxonomy Level Terms and Phrases Question Stems Products
Process
choose alternatives; decide for or What changes would you make to
against; determine; establish a criteria solve…?
for; generate; prioritize; question; reachHow would you improve…?
your goal by; reason; recommend; What would happen if…?
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Decision select the best among the following Can you elaborate on the reason…?
Making alternatives; what is the best way; which Can you propose an alternative…?
among the following would be the Can you invent…?
best; which of these is most suitable; How would you test…?
solutions for; establish a criteria for; Can you formulate a theory for…?
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take a position for Can you predict the outcome if…?

How would you estimate the results
for…?
Knowledge What facts can you compile…?
Utilization: How would you adapt ____ to create
a different…?
(Continued) adapt; adjust; audit; challenge; How could you change (modify) the
decipher; deduce; determine a way to; plot (plan)…?
develop a strategy to; figure out a way What could be done to maximize
to; generate; how will you reach your (minimize)…?
Problem
goal under these conditions; how would What way would you design…?
Solving
you overcome; inspect; invent; modify; What could be combined to improve
overcome; predict; reason; recommend; (change)…?
resolve; simulate; solve; surmount; test; Suppose you could _____what would
transform you do…?
Can you construct a model that would
change…?
Can you think of an original way for
the…?