EssayA briefcomposition(piece ofwriting) on asingle subjectOpinionA belief orfeeling aboutsomething,not based ona fact.EvaluateTo examineand judgesomethingcarefullyDetailsPieces ofinformation thatsupport or tellmore about themain ideaTextFeaturesItems in non-fictionstories that helpreaders betterunderstand theinformation (ex:charts, diagrams)AffectToproduce achange insomethingQuoteTo writedown theexact wordsof someoneelseContributeTo give or bringsomething to acommonthought or ideaArgumentA strongstatement ofthe meaningor main pointof the textGenerateTo createorproducesomethingFirstPersonThe narrator isone of thecharacters in thestory. Uses thewords "I" "me""my" etc.DemonstrateTo describe,explain, orshow byexamples orreasoningSelectTo pickor makea choiceThemeThe centralmessage, what theauthor wants youto know; ofteninferred by thereaderArgueTo presentreasons foror againstsomethingPersuadeTo convinceor talksomeoneinto youridea or beliefCentralIdeaThe keypoint in atext; themain ideaPhraseA sequence oftwo or morewords; not acompletesentenceSettingThe timeand placeof aneventSpecificRelating to aclearlyidentifiedobject orthingEvidenceFacts,statements, orphysical signsthat provesomethingSummarizeTelling the mainpoints briefly; totell the mainpoints in a short,simple, clearwayReferTo go back toor referenceinformation tohelp guideyouSupportTo provideevidencefor ananswerEssayA briefcomposition(piece ofwriting) on asingle subjectOpinionA belief orfeeling aboutsomething,not based ona fact.EvaluateTo examineand judgesomethingcarefullyDetailsPieces ofinformation thatsupport or tellmore about themain ideaTextFeaturesItems in non-fictionstories that helpreaders betterunderstand theinformation (ex:charts, diagrams)AffectToproduce achange insomethingQuoteTo writedown theexact wordsof someoneelseContributeTo give or bringsomething to acommonthought or ideaArgumentA strongstatement ofthe meaningor main pointof the textGenerateTo createorproducesomethingFirstPersonThe narrator isone of thecharacters in thestory. Uses thewords "I" "me""my" etc.DemonstrateTo describe,explain, orshow byexamples orreasoningSelectTo pickor makea choiceThemeThe centralmessage, what theauthor wants youto know; ofteninferred by thereaderArgueTo presentreasons foror againstsomethingPersuadeTo convinceor talksomeoneinto youridea or beliefCentralIdeaThe keypoint in atext; themain ideaPhraseA sequence oftwo or morewords; not acompletesentenceSettingThe timeand placeof aneventSpecificRelating to aclearlyidentifiedobject orthingEvidenceFacts,statements, orphysical signsthat provesomethingSummarizeTelling the mainpoints briefly; totell the mainpoints in a short,simple, clearwayReferTo go back toor referenceinformation tohelp guideyouSupportTo provideevidencefor ananswer

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