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

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