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

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