Infer /InferenceTo us backgroundknowledge andtext evidence tomake an educatedguess.conflictTheproblemin thestorystanzaA group of linesin a poem.Sometimes wethink of these asparagraphs.castThe membersthat make upthe charactersin a play ordrama.lineA groupof wordsin a row.narratorThe person thattells the eventsin the story butisn't actually inthe story.climaxThe turning point inthe story. This iswhen you see theproblem affecting theplot. Characters andthe whole mood ofthe story begins tochange.autobiographyWhen apersonwrites a textabout theirown life.genreDifferent types oftext. Fiction,Nonfiction, RealisticFiction, HistoricalFiction, Biography,and more.biographya text abouta realperson's lifesequenceThe orderof thingsin a text.MainIdeaWhat thestory wasmostlyabout.plottheevents ina storystagedirectionsInformation thattells the castmembersactions' orsetting of theplay.settingWhen andwhere texttakesplace.resolutionHow theproblem getsresolved andhow thestory ends.sensorydetailsDetails writtenby the authorthat appeal tosmell, taste,touch, sound,and sight.textfeaturesFeatures in thetext thatauthor's use toprovide thereader moreinformation.metaphorcomparing 2things withoutusing like or as.Example: Sheis a shiningstar!summaryThe importantparts of thetext retold inyour ownwords.dialogueParts of thestory thatshowcharacterstalkingsimileCompares 2things usinglike or as.Example: Sheis as pretty as abutterfly.NonfictionTexts thatgivefactualinformationplaywrightThe personthat writesplays ordramas.Infer /InferenceTo us backgroundknowledge andtext evidence tomake an educatedguess.conflictTheproblemin thestorystanzaA group of linesin a poem.Sometimes wethink of these asparagraphs.castThe membersthat make upthe charactersin a play ordrama.lineA groupof wordsin a row.narratorThe person thattells the eventsin the story butisn't actually inthe story.climaxThe turning point inthe story. This iswhen you see theproblem affecting theplot. Characters andthe whole mood ofthe story begins tochange.autobiographyWhen apersonwrites a textabout theirown life.genreDifferent types oftext. Fiction,Nonfiction, RealisticFiction, HistoricalFiction, Biography,and more.biographya text abouta realperson's lifesequenceThe orderof thingsin a text.MainIdeaWhat thestory wasmostlyabout.plottheevents ina storystagedirectionsInformation thattells the castmembersactions' orsetting of theplay.settingWhen andwhere texttakesplace.resolutionHow theproblem getsresolved andhow thestory ends.sensorydetailsDetails writtenby the authorthat appeal tosmell, taste,touch, sound,and sight.textfeaturesFeatures in thetext thatauthor's use toprovide thereader moreinformation.metaphorcomparing 2things withoutusing like or as.Example: Sheis a shiningstar!summaryThe importantparts of thetext retold inyour ownwords.dialogueParts of thestory thatshowcharacterstalkingsimileCompares 2things usinglike or as.Example: Sheis as pretty as abutterfly.NonfictionTexts thatgivefactualinformationplaywrightThe 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. To us background knowledge and text evidence to make an educated guess.
    Infer / Inference
  2. The problem in the story
    conflict
  3. A group of lines in a poem. Sometimes we think of these as paragraphs.
    stanza
  4. The members that make up the characters in a play or drama.
    cast
  5. A group of words in a row.
    line
  6. The person that tells the events in the story but isn't actually in the story.
    narrator
  7. 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
  8. When a person writes a text about their own life.
    autobiography
  9. Different types of text. Fiction, Nonfiction, Realistic Fiction, Historical Fiction, Biography, and more.
    genre
  10. a text about a real person's life
    biography
  11. The order of things in a text.
    sequence
  12. What the story was mostly about.
    Main Idea
  13. the events in a story
    plot
  14. Information that tells the cast members actions' or setting of the play.
    stage directions
  15. When and where text takes place.
    setting
  16. How the problem gets resolved and how the story ends.
    resolution
  17. Details written by the author that appeal to smell, taste, touch, sound, and sight.
    sensory details
  18. Features in the text that author's use to provide the reader more information.
    text features
  19. comparing 2 things without using like or as. Example: She is a shining star!
    metaphor
  20. The important parts of the text retold in your own words.
    summary
  21. Parts of the story that show characters talking
    dialogue
  22. Compares 2 things using like or as. Example: She is as pretty as a butterfly.
    simile
  23. Texts that give factual information
    Nonfiction
  24. The person that writes plays or dramas.
    playwright