Cognitive Verbs Quiz

What does the cognitive verb "analyse" involve?

• Using knowledge to respond to a situation

• Evaluating the worth of something

• Dissecting to examine constituent parts and relationships

• Arranging in classes or categories

Which cognitive verb means to evaluate the worth, significance, or status of something?

• Apply

• Appraise

• Argue

• Assess

What does the cognitive verb "categorise" involve?

• Making clear or intelligible

• Arranging or ordering by classes or categories

• Conveying knowledge to others

• Displaying recognition of similarities

Which cognitive verb involves giving reasons for or against something?

• Appreciate

• Argue

• Assess

• Calculate

What does the cognitive verb "clarify" mean?

• To make clear or intelligible

• To express an opinion

• To understand the meaning

• To direct in action

What does it mean to "construct" something according to the glossary?

• To destroy or dismantle an argument

• To create or put together by arranging ideas or items

• To ignore differences between items

• To review a theory in a critical way

How is "contrast" defined in the glossary?

• To create a new pattern or structure

• To display recognition of differences by juxtaposition of contrary elements

• To reach a resolution from a number of alternatives

• To give meaning to a word or phrase

What does it mean to "critique" something?

• To bring something into being or existence

• To review in a detailed, analytical, and critical way

• To reach a conclusion that is necessarily true

• To give an account of a situation or event

What is involved in the process of "deducing"?

• Reaching a conclusion that is necessarily true from given assumptions

• Creating or putting together an argument

• Displaying recognition of differences

• Producing a plan or simulation

What does "demonstrate" mean according to the glossary?

• To create a new pattern or structure

• To prove or make clear by argument, reasoning, or evidence

• To reach a resolution from a number of alternatives

• To give meaning to a word or phrase