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Cognitive Verbs Quiz

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the cognitive verb "analyse" involve?

a)

Using knowledge to respond to a situation

b)

Evaluating the worth of something

c)

Dissecting to examine constituent parts and relationships

d)

Arranging in classes or categories

2.

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

a)

Apply

b)

Appraise

c)

Argue

d)

Assess

3.

What does the cognitive verb "categorise" involve?

a)

Making clear or intelligible

b)

Arranging or ordering by classes or categories

c)

Conveying knowledge to others

d)

Displaying recognition of similarities

4.

Which cognitive verb involves giving reasons for or against something?

a)

Appreciate

b)

Argue

c)

Assess

d)

Calculate

5.

What does the cognitive verb "clarify" mean?

a)

To make clear or intelligible

b)

To express an opinion

c)

To understand the meaning

d)

To direct in action

6.

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

a)

To destroy or dismantle an argument

b)

To create or put together by arranging ideas or items

c)

To ignore differences between items

d)

To review a theory in a critical way

7.

How is "contrast" defined in the glossary?

a)

To create a new pattern or structure

b)

To display recognition of differences by juxtaposition of contrary elements

c)

To reach a resolution from a number of alternatives

d)

To give meaning to a word or phrase

8.

What does it mean to "critique" something?

a)

To bring something into being or existence

b)

To review in a detailed, analytical, and critical way

c)

To reach a conclusion that is necessarily true

d)

To give an account of a situation or event

9.

What is involved in the process of "deducing"?

a)

Reaching a conclusion that is necessarily true from given assumptions

b)

Creating or putting together an argument

c)

Displaying recognition of differences

d)

Producing a plan or simulation

10.

What does "demonstrate" mean according to the glossary?

a)

To create a new pattern or structure

b)

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

c)

To reach a resolution from a number of alternatives

d)

To give meaning to a word or phrase

11.

What does the term "discuss" mean in the context of cognitive verbs?

a)

To recognize as distinct or different

b)

To examine by argument and consider different points

c)

To support with evidence

d)

To apply a procedure to a familiar task

12.

Which cognitive verb involves making an appraisal by weighing up strengths and limitations?

a)

Execute

b)

Explore

c)

Evaluate

d)

Extrapolate

13.

What is the meaning of "examine" in cognitive terms?

a)

To produce in accordance with a plan

b)

To investigate or scrutinize an issue

c)

To make a discovery or demonstrate a known fact

d)

To convey or communicate an idea

14.

Which term refers to applying a procedure without significant error?

a)

Experiment

b)

Execute

c)

Explain

d)

Express

15.

What does "extrapolate" mean in the context of cognitive verbs?

a)

To infer or estimate by projecting known information

b)

To make an idea clear by describing it

c)

To look into something in detail

d)

To produce or create something

16.

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

a)

To change the form or qualities of something

b)

To distinguish, locate, recognize, and name

c)

To adapt or change to suit one's purpose

d)

To carry out an examination or formal inquiry

17.

Which term is defined as "putting something into effect, e.g., a plan or proposal"?

a)

Infer

b)

Implement

c)

Investigate

d)

Interpret

18.

What does "infer" involve according to the glossary?

a)

Carrying out an examination or formal inquiry

b)

Deriving or concluding from evidence and reasoning

c)

Arranging or ordering parts into a whole

d)

Using a sequence of steps to obtain a result

19.

How is "interpret" defined in the glossary?

a)

To form an opinion or conclusion about something

b)

To use knowledge to recognize trends and draw conclusions

c)

To give reasons or evidence to support an answer

d)

To adapt or change to suit one's purpose

20.

What does it mean to "investigate" according to the glossary?

a)

To form an opinion or conclusion about something

b)

To carry out an examination or formal inquiry

c)

To change the form or qualities of something

d)

To put forward a point of view for consideration

21.

What is the definition of "judge" in the glossary?

a)

To adapt or change to suit one's purpose

b)

To form an opinion or conclusion about something

c)

To arrange or order parts into a whole

d)

To use a sequence of steps to obtain a result

22.

What does "justify" mean according to the glossary?

a)

To give reasons or evidence to support an answer

b)

To change the form or qualities of something

c)

To predict an expected result of an event

d)

To put forward a point of view for consideration

23.

How is "make decisions" defined in the glossary?

a)

To adapt or change to suit one's purpose

b)

To select from available options and weigh positives and negatives

c)

To arrange or order parts into a whole

d)

To use a sequence of steps to obtain a result

24.

What does "manipulate" mean according to the glossary?

a)

To adapt or change to suit one's purpose

b)

To form an opinion or conclusion about something

c)

To carry out an examination or formal inquiry

d)

To predict an expected result of an event

25.

What is the definition of "modify" in the glossary?

a)

To change the form or qualities of something

b)

To put forward a point of view for consideration

c)

To use knowledge to recognize trends and draw conclusions

d)

To derive or conclude from evidence and reasoning

26.

What does "organise" mean according to the glossary?

a)

To arrange or order parts into a whole

b)

To form an opinion or conclusion about something

c)

To adapt or change to suit one's purpose

d)

To carry out an examination or formal inquiry

27.

How is "predict" defined in the glossary?

a)

To give reasons or evidence to support an answer

b)

To suggest what may happen based on available information

c)

To change the form or qualities of something

d)

To put forward a point of view for consideration

28.

What does "propose" mean according to the glossary?

a)

To put forward a point of view for consideration

b)

To adapt or change to suit one's purpose

c)

To use a sequence of steps to obtain a result

d)

To form an opinion or conclusion about something

29.

What is the definition of "prove" in the glossary?

a)

To use a sequence of steps to obtain a result

b)

To predict an expected result of an event

c)

To carry out an examination or formal inquiry

d)

To arrange or order parts into a whole

30.

What does the term "realise" mean in the context of creating or making something?

a)

To remember past experiences

b)

To create or make real or concrete

c)

To identify particular features

d)

To think deeply and carefully

31.

Which term is defined as "to remember; present remembered ideas, facts or experiences"?

a)

Recognise

b)

Reflect on

c)

Recall

d)

Resolve

32.

What does "synthesise" involve according to the glossary?

a)

To choose in preference to another

b)

To combine different parts into a whole

c)

To execute a drawing in simple form

d)

To give a brief statement of a theme

33.

How is "sketch" defined in the context of mathematics?

a)

To find an answer to a problem

b)

To represent by means of a diagram or graph

c)

To give a pattern or arrangement

d)

To take measures to check quality

34.

What does the term "understand" mean in this glossary?

a)

To operate or put into effect

b)

To perceive what is meant by something

c)

To place in a continuous series

d)

To represent by a symbol