Non-EssentialInformationInformationthat is notimportant tothe topic ofthe passage.CauseThereasonsomethinghappensInferenceAn educatedguess basedon what youare reading.FactA statementthat can beproven trueHyperboleExaggeratedstatementsnot meant tobe takenliterally.CharacterA person oranimal in thestory who ispart of thestory's events.OpinionA statementof personalfeeling orbelief.EffectThe thingthat happensas a result ofthe cause.EssentialInformationInformation thatis connecteddirectly to thetopic of thepassagePlotThe series ofmain eventsthat happenin the story.MetaphorCompares 2unlike thingsnot using thewords "like"or "as"SettingThe time andplace thestory takesplacePointof ViewThe elementthat tells whothe narratoris.SynonymA word thathas thesamemeaning asanother wordSimileCompares 2unlike thingsusing "like"or "as"ThemeThe lifelesson oridea ofthe story.AntonymA word thatmeans theopposite ofanotherword.OnomatopoeiaA wordthatmimics asoundAuthor'sPurposeThereason awriterwritesPersonificationGivingsomethinghuman likequalities thatis not human.MainIdeaWhat thepassageis mostlyabout.EvidenceProofConflictThe mainproblemin thestory.ConclusionThe finalopinionaboutsomethingNon-EssentialInformationInformationthat is notimportant tothe topic ofthe passage.CauseThereasonsomethinghappensInferenceAn educatedguess basedon what youare reading.FactA statementthat can beproven trueHyperboleExaggeratedstatementsnot meant tobe takenliterally.CharacterA person oranimal in thestory who ispart of thestory's events.OpinionA statementof personalfeeling orbelief.EffectThe thingthat happensas a result ofthe cause.EssentialInformationInformation thatis connecteddirectly to thetopic of thepassagePlotThe series ofmain eventsthat happenin the story.MetaphorCompares 2unlike thingsnot using thewords "like"or "as"SettingThe time andplace thestory takesplacePointof ViewThe elementthat tells whothe narratoris.SynonymA word thathas thesamemeaning asanother wordSimileCompares 2unlike thingsusing "like"or "as"ThemeThe lifelesson oridea ofthe story.AntonymA word thatmeans theopposite ofanotherword.OnomatopoeiaA wordthatmimics asoundAuthor'sPurposeThereason awriterwritesPersonificationGivingsomethinghuman likequalities thatis not human.MainIdeaWhat thepassageis mostlyabout.EvidenceProofConflictThe mainproblemin thestory.ConclusionThe finalopinionaboutsomething

ACAP Words To Know - 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. Information that is not important to the topic of the passage.
    Non-Essential Information
  2. The reason something happens
    Cause
  3. An educated guess based on what you are reading.
    Inference
  4. A statement that can be proven true
    Fact
  5. Exaggerated statements not meant to be taken literally.
    Hyperbole
  6. A person or animal in the story who is part of the story's events.
    Character
  7. A statement of personal feeling or belief.
    Opinion
  8. The thing that happens as a result of the cause.
    Effect
  9. Information that is connected directly to the topic of the passage
    Essential Information
  10. The series of main events that happen in the story.
    Plot
  11. Compares 2 unlike things not using the words "like" or "as"
    Metaphor
  12. The time and place the story takes place
    Setting
  13. The element that tells who the narrator is.
    Point of View
  14. A word that has the same meaning as another word
    Synonym
  15. Compares 2 unlike things using "like" or "as"
    Simile
  16. The life lesson or idea of the story.
    Theme
  17. A word that means the opposite of another word.
    Antonym
  18. A word that mimics a sound
    Onomatopoeia
  19. The reason a writer writes
    Author's Purpose
  20. Giving something human like qualities that is not human.
    Personification
  21. What the passage is mostly about.
    Main Idea
  22. Proof
    Evidence
  23. The main problem in the story.
    Conflict
  24. The final opinion about something
    Conclusion