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Common Essay Directive Words Explained - 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. Describe
  2. Explain
  3. Review
  4. Summarize
  5. Argumentative
  6. Justify
  7. Compare or Contrast
  8. List
  9. Evaluate
  10. Compare + Contrast
  11. Clarify
  12. Outline
  13. Criticize
  14. Explore
  15. Interpret
  16. Discuss
  17. Analyze
  18. Illustrate
  19. Assess
  20. Informative
  21. Critically Assess/ Evaluate
  22. Examine
  23. Trace
  24. Define