ThemeAuthor'smessagethat appliesto anyone,anywhereAntonymwordswithoppositemeaningSupportTo backup withevidenceSummaryshort cleardescriptionof maineventsClimaxPoint ofmostinterest orsuspenseConflictProblemorstruggleResolutionTying uploose endsin a story;solvingproblemsCompareshow howtwo thingsare alikeFallingActionStory eventsleadingtoward theresolutionRisingActionStory eventsleadingtoward theclimaxInferencewhat youcan figureout based onwhat youknowExpositionCharactersand settingof a storyare revealedEvaluateto judge anddeterminethe value ofsomethingCentralIdeamainpoint ofa storyEvidenceusually fromtext; quotesto support aclaimToneauthor'sattitudetoward storyevents andcharactersPersonificationgiving anon-humanthing humanqualitiesClaimwhat theauthor istrying toproveNarratorwho istellingthe storyHyperboleanexaggerationPlotsequenceof eventsin a storySynonymwordswith thesamemeaningContrastshow howtwo thingsaredifferentSimileComparisonusing like orasMetaphorComparingtwo thingswithout usinglike or asCharacterTraitsindividualqualities thathelp todescribe acharacterPointof viewWho is tellingthe story(usually 1stor 3rdperson)ThemeAuthor'smessagethat appliesto anyone,anywhereAntonymwordswithoppositemeaningSupportTo backup withevidenceSummaryshort cleardescriptionof maineventsClimaxPoint ofmostinterest orsuspenseConflictProblemorstruggleResolutionTying uploose endsin a story;solvingproblemsCompareshow howtwo thingsare alikeFallingActionStory eventsleadingtoward theresolutionRisingActionStory eventsleadingtoward theclimaxInferencewhat youcan figureout based onwhat youknowExpositionCharactersand settingof a storyare revealedEvaluateto judge anddeterminethe value ofsomethingCentralIdeamainpoint ofa storyEvidenceusually fromtext; quotesto support aclaimToneauthor'sattitudetoward storyevents andcharactersPersonificationgiving anon-humanthing humanqualitiesClaimwhat theauthor istrying toproveNarratorwho istellingthe storyHyperboleanexaggerationPlotsequenceof eventsin a storySynonymwordswith thesamemeaningContrastshow howtwo thingsaredifferentSimileComparisonusing like orasMetaphorComparingtwo thingswithout usinglike or asCharacterTraitsindividualqualities thathelp todescribe acharacterPointof viewWho is tellingthe story(usually 1stor 3rdperson)

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