Directions:

      Given your printed copy of Part I of the Math Assessment Inventory and button-clicking just below on this page, the page will help you analyze your use of verbs with respect to their cognitive complexity.

      Some verbs are listed more than once because of the different ways they may be used. CLICK THE BUTTON FOR EACH VERB USED. IF A NUMBER IS LISTED MORE THAN ONCE, CLICK EACH COPY. Later, refer to the group heading to determine if you need to remove a word from a group based on how it was used on the test.

      For example number 3, add, is listed 2 times. Add might be used in the following ways.

• Add listed under APPLY, use in a new setting:
  To complete an addition in which larger numbers or unfamiliar expressions are used-- a test of applying a skill to a new situation.
• Add listed under KNOW, remember, acquire:
  To state an addition fact or the answer to an addition problem one has already seen -- a test of knowledge.

      Please CLICK THE BUTTON FOR EACH VERB USED. IF A NUMBER IS LISTED MORE THAN ONCE, CLICK EACH COPY. This completed, review each entry in the groups below to determine if you need to remove a word from a group based on how it was used on your test.

1. abstract   2. acquire   3. add   4. analyze   5. answer
6. apply   7. appraise   8. argue   9. assess   10. break down
11. categorize   12. change   13. rotate   14. choose   15. classify
16. combine   17. compare   18. complete   19. compose   20. compute
21. conclude   22. consider   23. contrast   24. convert   25. correct
26. create   27. decide   28. deduce   29. defend   30. define
31. demonstrate   32. describe   33. design   34. detect   35. determine
36. develop   37. devise   38. diagram   39. differentiate   40. discriminate
41. discuss   42. distinguish   43. divide   44. do   45. document
46. draw   47. employ   48. estimate   49. evaluate   50. explain
51. extend   52. extrapolate   53. fill in   54. find   55. formulate
56. generalize   57. give example   58. graph   59. hypothesize   60. identify
61. illustrate   62. infer   63. integrate   64. interpolate   65. interpret
66. judge   67. justify   68. lecture   69. list   70. make
71. match   72. modify   73. multiply   74. operate   75. organize
76. originate   77. outline   78. paraphrase   79. pick   80. plan
81. plot   82. point plot   83. point out   84. predict   85. prepare
86. present   87. produce   88. propose   89. prove   90. read
91. rearrange   92. recall   93. recognize   94. relate   95. reorder
96. report   97. represent   98. restate   99. restructure   100. reword
101. rewrite   102. separate   103. show   104. simplify   105. sketch
106. solve   107. specify   108. speculate   109. standardize   110. state
111. subtract   112. summarize   113. support   114. synthesize   115. tell
116. transfer   117. transform   118. translate   119. use   120. write   121. factor
122. construct   123. bisect   124. select

      The button at the end of each group counts the number of words listed in that group. Click each of these buttons.

EVALUATE - judge, make judgements reguarding validity and quality.
7. appraise	8. argue	9. assess	17. compare	21. conclude
22. consider	23. contrast	27. decide	35. determine	41. discuss
64. interpolate	65. interpret	66. judge	87. produce	89. prove
106. solve	115. tell

SYNTHESIZE - produce, build, create something new.
1. abstract	11.categorize	15. classify	16. combine	19. compose
26. create	33. design	36. develop	37. devise	44. do
49. evaluate	51. extend	54. find	58. graph	59. hypothesize
60. identify	67. justify	68. lecture	69. list	70. make
71. match	75. organize	77. outline	78. paraphrase	82. point plot
83. point out	84. predict	85. prepare	86. present	87. produce
89. prove	92. recall	94. relate	95. reorder	96. report
98. restate	99.restructure	101. rewrite	108. speculate	105. sketch
109. standardize	112. summarize	114. synthesize	115. tell	117. transform
118. translate	120. write	122. construct	123. bisect

ANALYZE - identify errors or differentiate facts from assumptions
4. analyze	10. break down	11. categorize	17. compare	23. contrast
25. correct	28. deduce	32. describe	34. detect	38. diagram
39. differentiate	40. discriminate	41. discuss	42. distinguish	61. illustrate
68. lecture	74. operate	76. originate	81. plot	91. rearrange
92. recall	100. reword

APPLY - use, solve problems in a new situation by applying knowledge, techniques.
2. acquire	3. add	6. apply	13. rotate	15. classify
20. compute	31. demonstrate	39. differentiate	43. divide	46. draw
48. estimate	52. extrapolate	55. formulate	57. give example	58. graph
59. hypothesize	62. infer	63. integrate	71. match	72. modify
73. multiply	85. prepare	92. recall	97. represent	102. separate
103. show	104. simplify	105. sketch	108. speculate	110. state
111. subtract	113. support	115. tell	116. transfer	119. use
121. factor	122. construct	123. bisect

COMPREHEND - understand, demonstrate understanding, interpret.
1. abstract	12. change	14. choose	24. convert	29. defend
31. demonstrate	39. differentiate	45. document	47. employ	49. evaluate
50. explain	51. extend	52. extrapolate	55. formulate	56. generalize
60. identify	64. interpolate	79. pick	80. plan	81. plot
88. propose	91. rearrange	93. recognize	105. sketch

KNOW - remember, recall basic material.
3. add	5. answer	14. choose	18. complete	20. compute
30. define	42. distinguish	43. divide	53. fill in	58. graph
63. integrate	73. multiply	90. read	92. recall	104. simplify
105. sketch	107. specify	110. state	111. subtract	121. factor
123. bisect	124. select

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