The author’sreason for writing,for example:inform, entertain,persuade.Telling what youthink mighthappen next in astory or articlebased on whathas alreadyhappened.Using what you knowand what is in thestory to make adecision about thecharacters or events.Also known as makingan inference.This is astatementthat can beproved trueor false.Explainingsomething inyour own wordsbut keeping thewriter’smeaning.A short statement,no more than afew sentences,that tells the mainidea of a piece.A story’s underlyingmeaning or big idea.This could be whatyou are supposed tolearn from the story.This is whathappensbecause ofsomethingelse.A series ofevents thatcenter on aproblem orconflict in anarrative story.The way apiece ofwriting isorganized.The wordsaround anunfamiliar wordthat can beused to figureout meaning.This is tellinghow two ormore thingsare alike.This is the mostimportant ideathat a piece isabout. All factsrelate back tothis.The mainconflict in thestory thatneedsresolution.The order inwhich thingshappen orsteps followedto dosomething.Thinking about anddeciding how toreact toward people,situations, or ideasin stories andarticles that youread.The resolution tothe main conflict ina story. This ishow the problemis solved.This is whysomethinghappens. Itmakessomethinghappen.The timeand place inwhich astory occurs.This is a broadstatement orrule that appliesto manyexamples.These arepieces ofinformation thattell more aboutthe main idea.This is tellinghow two ormore thingsare different.This is astatementthat tells yourideas orfeelings.These are thepeople oranimals in astory ornonfictionarticle.The author’sreason for writing,for example:inform, entertain,persuade.Telling what youthink mighthappen next in astory or articlebased on whathas alreadyhappened.Using what you knowand what is in thestory to make adecision about thecharacters or events.Also known as makingan inference.This is astatementthat can beproved trueor false.Explainingsomething inyour own wordsbut keeping thewriter’smeaning.A short statement,no more than afew sentences,that tells the mainidea of a piece.A story’s underlyingmeaning or big idea.This could be whatyou are supposed tolearn from the story.This is whathappensbecause ofsomethingelse.A series ofevents thatcenter on aproblem orconflict in anarrative story.The way apiece ofwriting isorganized.The wordsaround anunfamiliar wordthat can beused to figureout meaning.This is tellinghow two ormore thingsare alike.This is the mostimportant ideathat a piece isabout. All factsrelate back tothis.The mainconflict in thestory thatneedsresolution.The order inwhich thingshappen orsteps followedto dosomething.Thinking about anddeciding how toreact toward people,situations, or ideasin stories andarticles that youread.The resolution tothe main conflict ina story. This ishow the problemis solved.This is whysomethinghappens. Itmakessomethinghappen.The timeand place inwhich astory occurs.This is a broadstatement orrule that appliesto manyexamples.These arepieces ofinformation thattell more aboutthe main idea.This is tellinghow two ormore thingsare different.This is astatementthat tells yourideas orfeelings.These are thepeople oranimals in astory ornonfictionarticle.

4th Grade Reading Terms 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. The author’s reason for writing, for example: inform, entertain, persuade.
  2. Telling what you think might happen next in a story or article based on what has already happened.
  3. Using what you know and what is in the story to make a decision about the characters or events. Also known as making an inference.
  4. This is a statement that can be proved true or false.
  5. Explaining something in your own words but keeping the writer’s meaning.
  6. A short statement, no more than a few sentences, that tells the main idea of a piece.
  7. A story’s underlying meaning or big idea. This could be what you are supposed to learn from the story.
  8. This is what happens because of something else.
  9. A series of events that center on a problem or conflict in a narrative story.
  10. The way a piece of writing is organized.
  11. The words around an unfamiliar word that can be used to figure out meaning.
  12. This is telling how two or more things are alike.
  13. This is the most important idea that a piece is about. All facts relate back to this.
  14. The main conflict in the story that needs resolution.
  15. The order in which things happen or steps followed to do something.
  16. Thinking about and deciding how to react toward people, situations, or ideas in stories and articles that you read.
  17. The resolution to the main conflict in a story. This is how the problem is solved.
  18. This is why something happens. It makes something happen.
  19. The time and place in which a story occurs.
  20. This is a broad statement or rule that applies to many examples.
  21. These are pieces of information that tell more about the main idea.
  22. This is telling how two or more things are different.
  23. This is a statement that tells your ideas or feelings.
  24. These are the people or animals in a story or nonfiction article.