SupportTo backup withevidenceConflictProblemorstruggleAntonymwordswithoppositemeaningContrastshow howtwo thingsaredifferentSimileComparisonusing like orasThemeAuthor'smessagethat appliesto anyone,anywhereSummaryshort cleardescriptionof maineventsCompareshow howtwo thingsare alikeCharacterTraitsindividualqualities thathelp todescribe acharacterEvidenceusually fromtext; quotesto support aclaimHyperboleanexaggerationCentralIdeamainpoint ofa storyResolutionTying uploose endsin a story;solvingproblemsPointof viewWho is tellingthe story(usually 1stor 3rdperson)Synonymwordswith thesamemeaningPersonificationgiving anon-humanthing humanqualitiesExpositionCharactersand settingof a storyare revealedEvaluateto judge anddeterminethe value ofsomethingToneauthor'sattitudetoward storyevents andcharactersFallingActionStory eventsleadingtoward theresolutionMetaphorComparingtwo thingswithout usinglike or asInferencewhat youcan figureout based onwhat youknowClaimwhat theauthor istrying toprovePlotsequenceof eventsin a storyNarratorwho istellingthe storyRisingActionStory eventsleadingtoward theclimaxClimaxPoint ofmostinterest orsuspenseSupportTo backup withevidenceConflictProblemorstruggleAntonymwordswithoppositemeaningContrastshow howtwo thingsaredifferentSimileComparisonusing like orasThemeAuthor'smessagethat appliesto anyone,anywhereSummaryshort cleardescriptionof maineventsCompareshow howtwo thingsare alikeCharacterTraitsindividualqualities thathelp todescribe acharacterEvidenceusually fromtext; quotesto support aclaimHyperboleanexaggerationCentralIdeamainpoint ofa storyResolutionTying uploose endsin a story;solvingproblemsPointof viewWho is tellingthe story(usually 1stor 3rdperson)Synonymwordswith thesamemeaningPersonificationgiving anon-humanthing humanqualitiesExpositionCharactersand settingof a storyare revealedEvaluateto judge anddeterminethe value ofsomethingToneauthor'sattitudetoward storyevents andcharactersFallingActionStory eventsleadingtoward theresolutionMetaphorComparingtwo thingswithout usinglike or asInferencewhat youcan figureout based onwhat youknowClaimwhat theauthor istrying toprovePlotsequenceof eventsin a storyNarratorwho istellingthe storyRisingActionStory eventsleadingtoward theclimaxClimaxPoint 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. Problem or struggle
    Conflict
  3. words with opposite meaning
    Antonym
  4. show how two things are different
    Contrast
  5. Comparison using like or as
    Simile
  6. Author's message that applies to anyone, anywhere
    Theme
  7. short clear description of main events
    Summary
  8. show how two things are alike
    Compare
  9. individual qualities that help to describe a character
    Character Traits
  10. usually from text; quotes to support a claim
    Evidence
  11. an exaggeration
    Hyperbole
  12. main point of a story
    Central Idea
  13. Tying up loose ends in a story; solving problems
    Resolution
  14. Who is telling the story (usually 1st or 3rd person)
    Point of view
  15. words with the same meaning
    Synonym
  16. giving a non-human thing human qualities
    Personification
  17. Characters and setting of a story are revealed
    Exposition
  18. to judge and determine the value of something
    Evaluate
  19. author's attitude toward story events and characters
    Tone
  20. Story events leading toward the resolution
    Falling Action
  21. Comparing two things without using like or as
    Metaphor
  22. what you can figure out based on what you know
    Inference
  23. what the author is trying to prove
    Claim
  24. sequence of events in a story
    Plot
  25. who is telling the story
    Narrator
  26. Story events leading toward the climax
    Rising Action
  27. Point of most interest or suspense
    Climax