SupportTo backup withevidenceFallingActionStory eventsleadingtoward theresolutionConflictProblemorstruggleInferencewhat youcan figureout based onwhat youknowMetaphorComparingtwo thingswithout usinglike or asPlotsequenceof eventsin a storyCharacterTraitsindividualqualities thathelp todescribe acharacterEvaluateto judge anddeterminethe value ofsomethingClaimwhat theauthor istrying toproveThemeAuthor'smessagethat appliesto anyone,anywhereContrastshow howtwo thingsaredifferentCompareshow howtwo thingsare alikeRisingActionStory eventsleadingtoward theclimaxToneauthor'sattitudetoward storyevents andcharactersSummaryshort cleardescriptionof maineventsResolutionTying uploose endsin a story;solvingproblemsNarratorwho istellingthe storyEvidenceusually fromtext; quotesto support aclaimPersonificationgiving anon-humanthing humanqualitiesPointof viewWho is tellingthe story(usually 1stor 3rdperson)HyperboleanexaggerationSimileComparisonusing like orasExpositionCharactersand settingof a storyare revealedAntonymwordswithoppositemeaningSynonymwordswith thesamemeaningCentralIdeamainpoint ofa storyClimaxPoint ofmostinterest orsuspenseSupportTo backup withevidenceFallingActionStory eventsleadingtoward theresolutionConflictProblemorstruggleInferencewhat youcan figureout based onwhat youknowMetaphorComparingtwo thingswithout usinglike or asPlotsequenceof eventsin a storyCharacterTraitsindividualqualities thathelp todescribe acharacterEvaluateto judge anddeterminethe value ofsomethingClaimwhat theauthor istrying toproveThemeAuthor'smessagethat appliesto anyone,anywhereContrastshow howtwo thingsaredifferentCompareshow howtwo thingsare alikeRisingActionStory eventsleadingtoward theclimaxToneauthor'sattitudetoward storyevents andcharactersSummaryshort cleardescriptionof maineventsResolutionTying uploose endsin a story;solvingproblemsNarratorwho istellingthe storyEvidenceusually fromtext; quotesto support aclaimPersonificationgiving anon-humanthing humanqualitiesPointof viewWho is tellingthe story(usually 1stor 3rdperson)HyperboleanexaggerationSimileComparisonusing like orasExpositionCharactersand settingof a storyare revealedAntonymwordswithoppositemeaningSynonymwordswith thesamemeaningCentralIdeamainpoint ofa storyClimaxPoint ofmostinterest orsuspense

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