Cognitive Verbs
True or False the Cognitive Verb Decide means: to choose what to do from different options by thinking about what is best or makes the most sense.
True
Identify the odd number:
12, 18, 25, 30
25
Explain how you know a number is even.
It can be divided equally by 2.
It can be divided equally.
Compare a cat and a dog.
Both are pets, but dogs bark and cats meow.
Both are pets
Dogs bark
Cats meow
True or False the Cognitive Verb Describe means: To share details about what something looks like, feels like or what happened.
True
Identify the main character in the story Little Red Riding Hood.
Little Red Riding Hood
Explain why plants need sunlight.
Plants need sunlight to grow.
To grow.
Compare summer and winter.
Summer is warmer; winter is colder.
Summer is warmer.
Winter is colder.
Summer is warmer and winter is colder.
What Cognitive verb helps us to know what something means or how it works?
Identify two features of a rainforest.
Tall trees
Heavy rainfall
Humid weather
Many animals/plants
Explain how evaporation happens.
Heat causes water to turn into water vapour and rise into the air.
The sun heats up the water.
The sun heats up the water and the vapour rises and creates clouds.
The sun heats up the ocean and causes vapour.
Analyse the pattern to find what comes next: 2, 4, 6, 8, __
10
Infer means to choose the best option from a group of choices based on a reason. True or False?
False
Identify the fraction that is equal to one-half:
2/4, 3/4, 1/3
2/4
Explain why rules are important in the classroom.
They keep everyone safe, respectful, and ready to learn.
Keeps the class in order.
Keeps us safe.
Keeps us respectful.
Analyse the sentence:
“The enormous dog barked loudly.”
Which 2 words are the adjectives?
enormous
loudly
enormous and loudly
True or False Cognitive Verbs are on all assessments.
True
Identify the largest planet in our solar system.
Jupiter.
Explain why exercise is important for your body.
Exercise helps keep your body healthy and strong.
It improves fitness, builds muscle, boosts energy, and helps your heart and body function properly.
Analyse why the character may have felt nervous before the race.
Fear of losing
Large crowd
Pressure
scared
nervous