EssayA briefcomposition(piece ofwriting) on asingle subjectContributeTo give or bringsomething to acommonthought or ideaDemonstrateTo describe,explain, orshow byexamples orreasoningSettingThe timeand placeof aneventCentralIdeaThe keypoint in atext; themain ideaEvidenceFacts,statements, orphysical signsthat provesomethingArgueTo presentreasons foror againstsomethingOpinionA belief orfeeling aboutsomething,not based ona fact.DetailsPieces ofinformation thatsupport or tellmore about themain ideaPhraseA sequence oftwo or morewords; not acompletesentenceGenerateTo createorproducesomethingArgumentA strongstatement ofthe meaningor main pointof the textSummarizeTelling the mainpoints briefly; totell the mainpoints in a short,simple, clearwayQuoteTo writedown theexact wordsof someoneelseTextFeaturesItems in non-fictionstories that helpreaders betterunderstand theinformation (ex:charts, diagrams)SupportTo provideevidencefor ananswerAffectToproduce achange insomethingReferTo go back toor referenceinformation tohelp guideyouEvaluateTo examineand judgesomethingcarefullySelectTo pickor makea choiceSpecificRelating to aclearlyidentifiedobject orthingFirstPersonThe narrator isone of thecharacters in thestory. Uses thewords "I" "me""my" etc.PersuadeTo convinceor talksomeoneinto youridea or beliefThemeThe centralmessage, what theauthor wants youto know; ofteninferred by thereaderEssayA briefcomposition(piece ofwriting) on asingle subjectContributeTo give or bringsomething to acommonthought or ideaDemonstrateTo describe,explain, orshow byexamples orreasoningSettingThe timeand placeof aneventCentralIdeaThe keypoint in atext; themain ideaEvidenceFacts,statements, orphysical signsthat provesomethingArgueTo presentreasons foror againstsomethingOpinionA belief orfeeling aboutsomething,not based ona fact.DetailsPieces ofinformation thatsupport or tellmore about themain ideaPhraseA sequence oftwo or morewords; not acompletesentenceGenerateTo createorproducesomethingArgumentA strongstatement ofthe meaningor main pointof the textSummarizeTelling the mainpoints briefly; totell the mainpoints in a short,simple, clearwayQuoteTo writedown theexact wordsof someoneelseTextFeaturesItems in non-fictionstories that helpreaders betterunderstand theinformation (ex:charts, diagrams)SupportTo provideevidencefor ananswerAffectToproduce achange insomethingReferTo go back toor referenceinformation tohelp guideyouEvaluateTo examineand judgesomethingcarefullySelectTo pickor makea choiceSpecificRelating to aclearlyidentifiedobject orthingFirstPersonThe narrator isone of thecharacters in thestory. Uses thewords "I" "me""my" etc.PersuadeTo convinceor talksomeoneinto youridea or beliefThemeThe centralmessage, what theauthor wants youto know; ofteninferred by thereader

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