DEFINE: What is the definition of “lunar eclipse”?

IDENTIFY: Which states seceded from the Union to form the Confederacy?

DESCRIBE: What is the setting of Of Mice and Men?

LIST: How can we express the equation 2x (4 -5y) = 3y = 26 in three ways?

NAME: Who are the main characters in “Romeo and Juliet”?

OBSERVE: What are the physical characteristics of this igneous rock?

RECITE: How does the poem “The Road Not Taken” begin?

Level 2

ANALYZE: In Native Son how does Bigger Thomas’ violence against his gang members reveal a
deeply-rooted insecurity and fear of people?

COMPARE: What do capitalism and socialism have in common?

CONTRAST: In “The Bet” by Chekov, how do the lawyer and the banker differ in their
attitudes toward capital punishment?

GROUP: Classify these living things into several groups based on how they obtain nutrients, how
they move and whether they are single- or multi-cellular.

INFER: If the moon was full August 17, July 18 and June 19, when was it full in April?

SEQUENCE: List the first 10 presidents of the United States in the order in which they were elected.

SYNTHESIZE: How does the term “manifest destiny” capture the essence of western expansion in the
United States?

Level 3

EVALUATE: Does the speaker in “Housework” do a good job of convincing us that we should not
believe actors? How?

APPLY A PRINCIPLE: Using the principle of the Superposition, explain how you know which is the
oldest rock in the cross section shown in the diagram.

HYPOTHESIZE: Based on the evidence in their checkbooks, why do you think that Leslie and Paul
moved to different addresses?

IMAGINE: How would you teach your children to cooperate?

JUDGE: Which of the characters in Great Expectations suffered the most?

PREDICT: Using the sunrise and sunset data from the last month, determine the time of sunrise and
sunset tomorrow.

SPECULATE: In Catcher in the Rye, how might Phoebe, years later, describe Holden to her children?