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

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