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

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