Creating recall or
remember-based questions using Bloom’s Taxonomy focuses on the lowest level of
cognitive skills—Remembering. This level involves retrieving, recognizing, and
recalling facts, terms, basic concepts, and answers without necessarily
understanding them deeply.
Here’s how you can create
effective recall questions:
🔹 Key Action Verbs (Remembering Level)
Use verbs like:
- List
- Define
- Name
- Label
- Identify
- State
- Recall
- Match
🔹 Question Starters for Recall
Questions
- What is…?
- When did… occur?
- Who discovered…?
- Where is… located?
- List the…
- Define the term…
- Identify the…
- Name the parts of…
- State the formula for…
- Match the following…
🔹 Examples of Recall Questions in
Science/Chemistry
- What is the chemical formula of
water?
- Name the gas released during
photosynthesis.
- List three physical properties of
metals.
- Define the term “oxidation.”
- Identify the element with atomic
number 8.
- Label the parts of the periodic
table.
- State the law of conservation of
mass.
- Who proposed the atomic theory?
🔹 Tips for Creating Good Recall
Questions
- Keep the questions fact-based and
direct.
- Avoid adding reasoning or explanation
prompts.
- Focus on terminology, definitions,
and factual information.
- These are suitable for quizzes,
fill-in-the-blanks, match-the-following, and MCQs.
Chapter-wise Examples for Class 10 Chemistry
📘 Chapter: Acids, Bases and Salts
- What is the chemical formula of
sodium hydroxide?
- Define pH.
- Identify the acid present in vinegar.
- Name two natural indicators.
- List the uses of baking soda.
📘 Chapter: Metallurgy
- What is an ore?
- Name a non-metal that is a good
conductor of electricity.
- List three physical properties of
metals.
- State the reactivity series of
metals.
- Identify the most reactive metal in the reactivity series.
📘 Chapter: Organic Chemistry
- Define homologous series.
- What is the general formula for
alkanes?
- Name the functional group in
alcohols.
- List two uses of ethanol.
- Identify the compound with the
formula CH₄.
🔹 Formats You Can Use
- Fill in the blanks:
e.g., The chemical formula of calcium carbonate is ______. - Match the following:
e.g.,
A. HCl — 1. Base
B. NaOH — 2. Acid
C. NaCl — 3. Salt - MCQs:
e.g., Which of the following is an acid?
A. NaCl
B. HCl
C. CaCO₃
D. NaOH
