EssayA briefcomposition(piece ofwriting) on asingle subjectEvaluateTo examineand judgesomethingcarefullyCentralIdeaThe keypoint in atext; themain ideaThemeThe centralmessage, what theauthor wants youto know; ofteninferred by thereaderEvidenceFacts,statements, orphysical signsthat provesomethingArgueTo presentreasons foror againstsomethingSelectTo pickor makea choiceAffectToproduce achange insomethingDemonstrateTo describe,explain, orshow byexamples orreasoningOpinionA belief orfeeling aboutsomething,not based ona fact.PhraseA sequence oftwo or morewords; not acompletesentenceSettingThe timeand placeof aneventContributeTo give or bringsomething to acommonthought or ideaQuoteTo writedown theexact wordsof someoneelseFirstPersonThe narrator isone of thecharacters in thestory. Uses thewords "I" "me""my" etc.PersuadeTo convinceor talksomeoneinto youridea or beliefArgumentA strongstatement ofthe meaningor main pointof the textSupportTo provideevidencefor ananswerSummarizeTelling the mainpoints briefly; totell the mainpoints in a short,simple, clearwayDetailsPieces ofinformation thatsupport or tellmore about themain ideaGenerateTo createorproducesomethingTextFeaturesItems in non-fictionstories that helpreaders betterunderstand theinformation (ex:charts, diagrams)ReferTo go back toor referenceinformation tohelp guideyouSpecificRelating to aclearlyidentifiedobject orthingEssayA briefcomposition(piece ofwriting) on asingle subjectEvaluateTo examineand judgesomethingcarefullyCentralIdeaThe keypoint in atext; themain ideaThemeThe centralmessage, what theauthor wants youto know; ofteninferred by thereaderEvidenceFacts,statements, orphysical signsthat provesomethingArgueTo presentreasons foror againstsomethingSelectTo pickor makea choiceAffectToproduce achange insomethingDemonstrateTo describe,explain, orshow byexamples orreasoningOpinionA belief orfeeling aboutsomething,not based ona fact.PhraseA sequence oftwo or morewords; not acompletesentenceSettingThe timeand placeof aneventContributeTo give or bringsomething to acommonthought or ideaQuoteTo writedown theexact wordsof someoneelseFirstPersonThe narrator isone of thecharacters in thestory. Uses thewords "I" "me""my" etc.PersuadeTo convinceor talksomeoneinto youridea or beliefArgumentA strongstatement ofthe meaningor main pointof the textSupportTo provideevidencefor ananswerSummarizeTelling the mainpoints briefly; totell the mainpoints in a short,simple, clearwayDetailsPieces ofinformation thatsupport or tellmore about themain ideaGenerateTo createorproducesomethingTextFeaturesItems in non-fictionstories that helpreaders betterunderstand theinformation (ex:charts, diagrams)ReferTo go back toor referenceinformation tohelp guideyouSpecificRelating to aclearlyidentifiedobject orthing

Vocabulary Bingo - 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. A brief composition (piece of writing) on a single subject
    Essay
  2. To examine and judge something carefully
    Evaluate
  3. The key point in a text; the main idea
    Central Idea
  4. The central message, what the author wants you to know; often inferred by the reader
    Theme
  5. Facts, statements, or physical signs that prove something
    Evidence
  6. To present reasons for or against something
    Argue
  7. To pick or make a choice
    Select
  8. To produce a change in something
    Affect
  9. To describe, explain, or show by examples or reasoning
    Demonstrate
  10. A belief or feeling about something, not based on a fact.
    Opinion
  11. A sequence of two or more words; not a complete sentence
    Phrase
  12. The time and place of an event
    Setting
  13. To give or bring something to a common thought or idea
    Contribute
  14. To write down the exact words of someone else
    Quote
  15. The narrator is one of the characters in the story. Uses the words "I" "me" "my" etc.
    First Person
  16. To convince or talk someone into your idea or belief
    Persuade
  17. A strong statement of the meaning or main point of the text
    Argument
  18. To provide evidence for an answer
    Support
  19. Telling the main points briefly; to tell the main points in a short, simple, clear way
    Summarize
  20. Pieces of information that support or tell more about the main idea
    Details
  21. To create or produce something
    Generate
  22. Items in non-fiction stories that help readers better understand the information (ex: charts, diagrams)
    Text Features
  23. To go back to or reference information to help guide you
    Refer
  24. Relating to a clearly identified object or thing
    Specific