Summaryshort cleardescriptionof maineventsContrastshow howtwo thingsaredifferentExpositionCharactersand settingof a storyare revealedSynonymwordswith thesamemeaningConflictProblemorstruggleClaimwhat theauthor istrying toproveResolutionTying uploose endsin a story;solvingproblemsPlotsequenceof eventsin a storyInferencewhat youcan figureout based onwhat youknowPersonificationgiving anon-humanthing humanqualitiesCentralIdeamainpoint ofa storySimileComparisonusing like orasCompareshow howtwo thingsare alikeCharacterTraitsindividualqualities thathelp todescribe acharacterPointof viewWho is tellingthe story(usually 1stor 3rdperson)ClimaxPoint ofmostinterest orsuspenseFallingActionStory eventsleadingtoward theresolutionAntonymwordswithoppositemeaningToneauthor'sattitudetoward storyevents andcharactersEvaluateto judge anddeterminethe value ofsomethingThemeAuthor'smessagethat appliesto anyone,anywhereSupportTo backup withevidenceRisingActionStory eventsleadingtoward theclimaxNarratorwho istellingthe storyHyperboleanexaggerationMetaphorComparingtwo thingswithout usinglike or asEvidenceusually fromtext; quotesto support aclaimSummaryshort cleardescriptionof maineventsContrastshow howtwo thingsaredifferentExpositionCharactersand settingof a storyare revealedSynonymwordswith thesamemeaningConflictProblemorstruggleClaimwhat theauthor istrying toproveResolutionTying uploose endsin a story;solvingproblemsPlotsequenceof eventsin a storyInferencewhat youcan figureout based onwhat youknowPersonificationgiving anon-humanthing humanqualitiesCentralIdeamainpoint ofa storySimileComparisonusing like orasCompareshow howtwo thingsare alikeCharacterTraitsindividualqualities thathelp todescribe acharacterPointof viewWho is tellingthe story(usually 1stor 3rdperson)ClimaxPoint ofmostinterest orsuspenseFallingActionStory eventsleadingtoward theresolutionAntonymwordswithoppositemeaningToneauthor'sattitudetoward storyevents andcharactersEvaluateto judge anddeterminethe value ofsomethingThemeAuthor'smessagethat appliesto anyone,anywhereSupportTo backup withevidenceRisingActionStory eventsleadingtoward theclimaxNarratorwho istellingthe storyHyperboleanexaggerationMetaphorComparingtwo thingswithout usinglike or asEvidenceusually fromtext; quotesto support aclaim

NYS Test Prep - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. short clear description of main events
    Summary
  2. show how two things are different
    Contrast
  3. Characters and setting of a story are revealed
    Exposition
  4. words with the same meaning
    Synonym
  5. Problem or struggle
    Conflict
  6. what the author is trying to prove
    Claim
  7. Tying up loose ends in a story; solving problems
    Resolution
  8. sequence of events in a story
    Plot
  9. what you can figure out based on what you know
    Inference
  10. giving a non-human thing human qualities
    Personification
  11. main point of a story
    Central Idea
  12. Comparison using like or as
    Simile
  13. show how two things are alike
    Compare
  14. individual qualities that help to describe a character
    Character Traits
  15. Who is telling the story (usually 1st or 3rd person)
    Point of view
  16. Point of most interest or suspense
    Climax
  17. Story events leading toward the resolution
    Falling Action
  18. words with opposite meaning
    Antonym
  19. author's attitude toward story events and characters
    Tone
  20. to judge and determine the value of something
    Evaluate
  21. Author's message that applies to anyone, anywhere
    Theme
  22. To back up with evidence
    Support
  23. Story events leading toward the climax
    Rising Action
  24. who is telling the story
    Narrator
  25. an exaggeration
    Hyperbole
  26. Comparing two things without using like or as
    Metaphor
  27. usually from text; quotes to support a claim
    Evidence