Pointof viewWho is tellingthe story(usually 1stor 3rdperson)ConflictProblemorstruggleRisingActionStory eventsleadingtoward theclimaxClaimwhat theauthor istrying toproveEvaluateto judge anddeterminethe value ofsomethingPersonificationgiving anon-humanthing humanqualitiesExpositionCharactersand settingof a storyare revealedCompareshow howtwo thingsare alikeEvidenceusually fromtext; quotesto support aclaimCentralIdeamainpoint ofa storySummaryshort cleardescriptionof maineventsThemeAuthor'smessagethat appliesto anyone,anywhereSynonymwordswith thesamemeaningToneauthor'sattitudetoward storyevents andcharactersCharacterTraitsindividualqualities thathelp todescribe acharacterInferencewhat youcan figureout based onwhat youknowContrastshow howtwo thingsaredifferentFallingActionStory eventsleadingtoward theresolutionMetaphorComparingtwo thingswithout usinglike or asSupportTo backup withevidenceSimileComparisonusing like orasNarratorwho istellingthe storyClimaxPoint ofmostinterest orsuspenseResolutionTying uploose endsin a story;solvingproblemsAntonymwordswithoppositemeaningHyperboleanexaggerationPlotsequenceof eventsin a storyPointof viewWho is tellingthe story(usually 1stor 3rdperson)ConflictProblemorstruggleRisingActionStory eventsleadingtoward theclimaxClaimwhat theauthor istrying toproveEvaluateto judge anddeterminethe value ofsomethingPersonificationgiving anon-humanthing humanqualitiesExpositionCharactersand settingof a storyare revealedCompareshow howtwo thingsare alikeEvidenceusually fromtext; quotesto support aclaimCentralIdeamainpoint ofa storySummaryshort cleardescriptionof maineventsThemeAuthor'smessagethat appliesto anyone,anywhereSynonymwordswith thesamemeaningToneauthor'sattitudetoward storyevents andcharactersCharacterTraitsindividualqualities thathelp todescribe acharacterInferencewhat youcan figureout based onwhat youknowContrastshow howtwo thingsaredifferentFallingActionStory eventsleadingtoward theresolutionMetaphorComparingtwo thingswithout usinglike or asSupportTo backup withevidenceSimileComparisonusing like orasNarratorwho istellingthe storyClimaxPoint ofmostinterest orsuspenseResolutionTying uploose endsin a story;solvingproblemsAntonymwordswithoppositemeaningHyperboleanexaggerationPlotsequenceof eventsin a story

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