PhraseA sequence oftwo or morewords; not acompletesentenceDetailsPieces ofinformation thatsupport or tellmore about themain ideaPersuadeTo convinceor talksomeoneinto youridea or beliefArgumentA strongstatement ofthe meaningor main pointof the textArgueTo presentreasons foror againstsomethingFirstPersonThe narrator isone of thecharacters in thestory. Uses thewords "I" "me""my" etc.AffectToproduce achange insomethingReferTo go back toor referenceinformation tohelp guideyouSupportTo provideevidencefor ananswerSpecificRelating to aclearlyidentifiedobject orthingOpinionA belief orfeeling aboutsomething,not based ona fact.CentralIdeaThe keypoint in atext; themain ideaGenerateTo createorproducesomethingEvaluateTo examineand judgesomethingcarefullyQuoteTo writedown theexact wordsof someoneelseSelectTo pickor makea choiceEssayA briefcomposition(piece ofwriting) on asingle subjectContributeTo give or bringsomething to acommonthought or ideaThemeThe centralmessage, what theauthor wants youto know; ofteninferred by thereaderSummarizeTelling the mainpoints briefly; totell the mainpoints in a short,simple, clearwaySettingThe timeand placeof aneventEvidenceFacts,statements, orphysical signsthat provesomethingDemonstrateTo describe,explain, orshow byexamples orreasoningTextFeaturesItems in non-fictionstories that helpreaders betterunderstand theinformation (ex:charts, diagrams)PhraseA sequence oftwo or morewords; not acompletesentenceDetailsPieces ofinformation thatsupport or tellmore about themain ideaPersuadeTo convinceor talksomeoneinto youridea or beliefArgumentA strongstatement ofthe meaningor main pointof the textArgueTo presentreasons foror againstsomethingFirstPersonThe narrator isone of thecharacters in thestory. Uses thewords "I" "me""my" etc.AffectToproduce achange insomethingReferTo go back toor referenceinformation tohelp guideyouSupportTo provideevidencefor ananswerSpecificRelating to aclearlyidentifiedobject orthingOpinionA belief orfeeling aboutsomething,not based ona fact.CentralIdeaThe keypoint in atext; themain ideaGenerateTo createorproducesomethingEvaluateTo examineand judgesomethingcarefullyQuoteTo writedown theexact wordsof someoneelseSelectTo pickor makea choiceEssayA briefcomposition(piece ofwriting) on asingle subjectContributeTo give or bringsomething to acommonthought or ideaThemeThe centralmessage, what theauthor wants youto know; ofteninferred by thereaderSummarizeTelling the mainpoints briefly; totell the mainpoints in a short,simple, clearwaySettingThe timeand placeof aneventEvidenceFacts,statements, orphysical signsthat provesomethingDemonstrateTo describe,explain, orshow byexamples orreasoningTextFeaturesItems in non-fictionstories that helpreaders betterunderstand theinformation (ex:charts, diagrams)

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