castThe membersthat make upthe charactersin a play ordrama.metaphorcomparing 2things withoutusing like or as.Example: Sheis a shiningstar!stagedirectionsInformation thattells the castmembersactions' orsetting of theplay.MainIdeaWhat thestory wasmostlyabout.lineA groupof wordsin a row.stanzaA group of linesin a poem.Sometimes wethink of these asparagraphs.conflictTheproblemin thestorytextfeaturesFeatures in thetext thatauthor's use toprovide thereader moreinformation.NonfictionTexts thatgivefactualinformationplottheevents ina storysettingWhen andwhere texttakesplace.playwrightThe personthat writesplays ordramas.biographya text abouta realperson's lifesensorydetailsDetails writtenby the authorthat appeal tosmell, taste,touch, sound,and sight.climaxThe turning point inthe story. This iswhen you see theproblem affecting theplot. Characters andthe whole mood ofthe story begins tochange.dialogueParts of thestory thatshowcharacterstalkingsummaryThe importantparts of thetext retold inyour ownwords.sequenceThe orderof thingsin a text.genreDifferent types oftext. Fiction,Nonfiction, RealisticFiction, HistoricalFiction, Biography,and more.simileCompares 2things usinglike or as.Example: Sheis as pretty as abutterfly.autobiographyWhen apersonwrites a textabout theirown life.resolutionHow theproblem getsresolved andhow thestory ends.Infer /InferenceTo us backgroundknowledge andtext evidence tomake an educatedguess.narratorThe person thattells the eventsin the story butisn't actually inthe story.castThe membersthat make upthe charactersin a play ordrama.metaphorcomparing 2things withoutusing like or as.Example: Sheis a shiningstar!stagedirectionsInformation thattells the castmembersactions' orsetting of theplay.MainIdeaWhat thestory wasmostlyabout.lineA groupof wordsin a row.stanzaA group of linesin a poem.Sometimes wethink of these asparagraphs.conflictTheproblemin thestorytextfeaturesFeatures in thetext thatauthor's use toprovide thereader moreinformation.NonfictionTexts thatgivefactualinformationplottheevents ina storysettingWhen andwhere texttakesplace.playwrightThe personthat writesplays ordramas.biographya text abouta realperson's lifesensorydetailsDetails writtenby the authorthat appeal tosmell, taste,touch, sound,and sight.climaxThe turning point inthe story. This iswhen you see theproblem affecting theplot. Characters andthe whole mood ofthe story begins tochange.dialogueParts of thestory thatshowcharacterstalkingsummaryThe importantparts of thetext retold inyour ownwords.sequenceThe orderof thingsin a text.genreDifferent types oftext. Fiction,Nonfiction, RealisticFiction, HistoricalFiction, Biography,and more.simileCompares 2things usinglike or as.Example: Sheis as pretty as abutterfly.autobiographyWhen apersonwrites a textabout theirown life.resolutionHow theproblem getsresolved andhow thestory ends.Infer /InferenceTo us backgroundknowledge andtext evidence tomake an educatedguess.narratorThe person thattells the eventsin the story butisn't actually inthe story.

STAAR 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 members that make up the characters in a play or drama.
    cast
  2. comparing 2 things without using like or as. Example: She is a shining star!
    metaphor
  3. Information that tells the cast members actions' or setting of the play.
    stage directions
  4. What the story was mostly about.
    Main Idea
  5. A group of words in a row.
    line
  6. A group of lines in a poem. Sometimes we think of these as paragraphs.
    stanza
  7. The problem in the story
    conflict
  8. Features in the text that author's use to provide the reader more information.
    text features
  9. Texts that give factual information
    Nonfiction
  10. the events in a story
    plot
  11. When and where text takes place.
    setting
  12. The person that writes plays or dramas.
    playwright
  13. a text about a real person's life
    biography
  14. Details written by the author that appeal to smell, taste, touch, sound, and sight.
    sensory details
  15. The turning point in the story. This is when you see the problem affecting the plot. Characters and the whole mood of the story begins to change.
    climax
  16. Parts of the story that show characters talking
    dialogue
  17. The important parts of the text retold in your own words.
    summary
  18. The order of things in a text.
    sequence
  19. Different types of text. Fiction, Nonfiction, Realistic Fiction, Historical Fiction, Biography, and more.
    genre
  20. Compares 2 things using like or as. Example: She is as pretty as a butterfly.
    simile
  21. When a person writes a text about their own life.
    autobiography
  22. How the problem gets resolved and how the story ends.
    resolution
  23. To us background knowledge and text evidence to make an educated guess.
    Infer / Inference
  24. The person that tells the events in the story but isn't actually in the story.
    narrator