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

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