similecomparingunlike thingsusing "like"or "as"idiomsentence orphrase thathas anonliteralmeaningsettingtime, place,andconditions inwhich a storytakes placedialogwordscharacterssay toeach otherplotthe seriesof eventsin a storyautobiographysomethingan authorwrites abouthis own lifeprimarysourcestory fromsomeonewho wasthereparaphraseretellingsomethingin yourown wordspoint ofviewhow theauthorseessomethingmetaphorcomparingunlike thingswithout using"like" or "as"analyzeexaminesomethingcloselyhyperboledescriptionthat isexaggeratednarratorone whotells thestorychronologicaltextstructurethatsequencesimagerypicturescreated inthe reader'smindcrediblebelievableandconvincingperspectiveway oflooking atsomethingtextstructureorganizationthe authoruses toconnectideasthemea story'smessageor lessonfigurativelanguagewords thatdo not havea literalmeaninginferencea guess basedon clues in thestory and yourownexperiencessummarizeto brieflyrestatethe mainideassecondarysourcestory fromsomeonewho wasnot therecharacterizationdescriptionof distinctivequalities ofsomeonequoterepeatsomeoneelse's wordsgiving themcreditsimilecomparingunlike thingsusing "like"or "as"idiomsentence orphrase thathas anonliteralmeaningsettingtime, place,andconditions inwhich a storytakes placedialogwordscharacterssay toeach otherplotthe seriesof eventsin a storyautobiographysomethingan authorwrites abouthis own lifeprimarysourcestory fromsomeonewho wasthereparaphraseretellingsomethingin yourown wordspoint ofviewhow theauthorseessomethingmetaphorcomparingunlike thingswithout using"like" or "as"analyzeexaminesomethingcloselyhyperboledescriptionthat isexaggeratednarratorone whotells thestorychronologicaltextstructurethatsequencesimagerypicturescreated inthe reader'smindcrediblebelievableandconvincingperspectiveway oflooking atsomethingtextstructureorganizationthe authoruses toconnectideasthemea story'smessageor lessonfigurativelanguagewords thatdo not havea literalmeaninginferencea guess basedon clues in thestory and yourownexperiencessummarizeto brieflyrestatethe mainideassecondarysourcestory fromsomeonewho wasnot therecharacterizationdescriptionof distinctivequalities ofsomeonequoterepeatsomeoneelse's wordsgiving themcredit

5th Grade Random Words - 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. comparing unlike things using "like" or "as"
    simile
  2. sentence or phrase that has a nonliteral meaning
    idiom
  3. time, place, and conditions in which a story takes place
    setting
  4. words characters say to each other
    dialog
  5. the series of events in a story
    plot
  6. something an author writes about his own life
    autobiography
  7. story from someone who was there
    primary source
  8. retelling something in your own words
    paraphrase
  9. how the author sees something
    point of view
  10. comparing unlike things without using "like" or "as"
    metaphor
  11. examine something closely
    analyze
  12. description that is exaggerated
    hyperbole
  13. one who tells the story
    narrator
  14. text structure that sequences
    chronological
  15. pictures created in the reader's mind
    imagery
  16. believable and convincing
    credible
  17. way of looking at something
    perspective
  18. organization the author uses to connect ideas
    text structure
  19. a story's message or lesson
    theme
  20. words that do not have a literal meaning
    figurative language
  21. a guess based on clues in the story and your own experiences
    inference
  22. to briefly restate the main ideas
    summarize
  23. story from someone who was not there
    secondary source
  24. description of distinctive qualities of someone
    characterization
  25. repeat someone else's words giving them credit
    quote