Similarcomparison:being almostthe same assomethingelse.Expositionbeginning ofa story thatexplains thecharactersand conflictopposite/contrastasdifferentaspossible.InternalConflictA problemor strugglewithinyourselfAuthor'sPurposeThe reasonan authorwrites a textPlotThe basicsequence/orderof the events ofa storyhomonyma word that isspelled thesame, but hasa differentmeaningImplicitImpliedand notclearlystatedfirst-personpoint ofviewa charactertells a storyusing "I" or"We"limitedpoint ofviewthe narrator ONLYknows thethoughts feelings,and actions ofONE (or a few)charactersomniscientpoint ofviewthe narratorknows thethoughts,feelings, andactions of ALLthe charactersfallingactionevents thathappenafter theclimaxresolutionthe finaloutcomeof the plotthird-persona narratortells a storyusing "they,""he," and"she."supportingdetaila fact thatdescribes,explains, orstrengthensthe main ideaExplicitClearlystated;nothiddencaptionanexplanationor descriptionof a graphicfeaturepoint ofviewthe way anarratortells astorymotivationthe reasonsomeonedoessomethingcontextcluehints that anauthor gives tohelp the readerfigure out themeaning ofunknown words ina text.examineto lookcloselyatnarratorthepersonwho tellsthe storyconflictmainproblemin a storyThemethe lessonor moralof thestoryrisingactioneventsthat buildup theconflictcharactera personorcreaturein a story.synonyma word that hasthe same ornearly thesame meaningas anotherword.ConnectionA similaritybetween twoseparatethingsperseveranceto moveforwardwhen it isdifficultclimaxpoint wherethecharactersmust facethe conflictexpositorytexta nonfictiontext thatexplains anideamainideathe mostimportantidea in atextExternalConflictA problem orstruggle againstanotherperson/group/ideaantonyma word thathas theoppositemeaning ofanother word.SettingThe locationand timeperiod wherea story takesplaceSimilarcomparison:being almostthe same assomethingelse.Expositionbeginning ofa story thatexplains thecharactersand conflictopposite/contrastasdifferentaspossible.InternalConflictA problemor strugglewithinyourselfAuthor'sPurposeThe reasonan authorwrites a textPlotThe basicsequence/orderof the events ofa storyhomonyma word that isspelled thesame, but hasa differentmeaningImplicitImpliedand notclearlystatedfirst-personpoint ofviewa charactertells a storyusing "I" or"We"limitedpoint ofviewthe narrator ONLYknows thethoughts feelings,and actions ofONE (or a few)charactersomniscientpoint ofviewthe narratorknows thethoughts,feelings, andactions of ALLthe charactersfallingactionevents thathappenafter theclimaxresolutionthe finaloutcomeof the plotthird-persona narratortells a storyusing "they,""he," and"she."supportingdetaila fact thatdescribes,explains, orstrengthensthe main ideaExplicitClearlystated;nothiddencaptionanexplanationor descriptionof a graphicfeaturepoint ofviewthe way anarratortells astorymotivationthe reasonsomeonedoessomethingcontextcluehints that anauthor gives tohelp the readerfigure out themeaning ofunknown words ina text.examineto lookcloselyatnarratorthepersonwho tellsthe storyconflictmainproblemin a storyThemethe lessonor moralof thestoryrisingactioneventsthat buildup theconflictcharactera personorcreaturein a story.synonyma word that hasthe same ornearly thesame meaningas anotherword.ConnectionA similaritybetween twoseparatethingsperseveranceto moveforwardwhen it isdifficultclimaxpoint wherethecharactersmust facethe conflictexpositorytexta nonfictiontext thatexplains anideamainideathe mostimportantidea in atextExternalConflictA problem orstruggle againstanotherperson/group/ideaantonyma word thathas theoppositemeaning ofanother word.SettingThe locationand timeperiod wherea story takesplace

Reading STAAR Words - 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. comparison: being almost the same as something else.
    Similar
  2. beginning of a story that explains the characters and conflict
    Exposition
  3. as different as possible.
    opposite/contrast
  4. A problem or struggle within yourself
    Internal Conflict
  5. The reason an author writes a text
    Author's Purpose
  6. The basic sequence/order of the events of a story
    Plot
  7. a word that is spelled the same, but has a different meaning
    homonym
  8. Implied and not clearly stated
    Implicit
  9. a character tells a story using "I" or "We"
    first-person point of view
  10. the narrator ONLY knows the thoughts feelings, and actions of ONE (or a few) characters
    limited point of view
  11. the narrator knows the thoughts, feelings, and actions of ALL the characters
    omniscient point of view
  12. events that happen after the climax
    falling action
  13. the final outcome of the plot
    resolution
  14. a narrator tells a story using "they," "he," and" she."
    third-person
  15. a fact that describes, explains, or strengthens the main idea
    supporting detail
  16. Clearly stated; not hidden
    Explicit
  17. an explanation or description of a graphic feature
    caption
  18. the way a narrator tells a story
    point of view
  19. the reason someone does something
    motivation
  20. hints that an author gives to help the reader figure out the meaning of unknown words in a text.
    context clue
  21. to look closely at
    examine
  22. the person who tells the story
    narrator
  23. main problem in a story
    conflict
  24. the lesson or moral of the story
    Theme
  25. events that build up the conflict
    rising action
  26. a person or creature in a story.
    character
  27. a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word.
    synonym
  28. A similarity between two separate things
    Connection
  29. to move forward when it is difficult
    perseverance
  30. point where the characters must face the conflict
    climax
  31. a nonfiction text that explains an idea
    expository text
  32. the most important idea in a text
    main idea
  33. A problem or struggle against another person/group/idea
    External Conflict
  34. a word that has the opposite meaning of another word.
    antonym
  35. The location and time period where a story takes place
    Setting