The verbs write, list, label and name, when used in an examination, test the

The verbs write, list, label and name test the knowledge level, the recall of learned facts.

These action verbs ask students only to reproduce remembered information.

The comprehension level would use verbs like explain, interpret or summarise.

The application level would use verbs like solve, demonstrate or apply.

The synthesis level would use verbs like design, compose or construct.

In Bloom's taxonomy, knowledge or remembering is the base level of the cognitive domain.