MetaphorCompares 2unlike thingsnot using thewords "like"or "as"ThemeThe lifelesson oridea ofthe story.OpinionA statementof personalfeeling orbelief.CharacterA person oranimal in thestory who ispart of thestory's events.AntonymA word thatmeans theopposite ofanotherword.ConclusionThe finalopinionaboutsomethingNon-EssentialInformationInformationthat is notimportant tothe topic ofthe passage.HyperboleExaggeratedstatementsnot meant tobe takenliterally.OnomatopoeiaA wordthatmimics asoundPlotThe series ofmain eventsthat happenin the story.SimileCompares 2unlike thingsusing "like"or "as"ConflictThe mainproblemin thestory.SettingThe time andplace thestory takesplaceMainIdeaWhat thepassageis mostlyabout.EvidenceProofAuthor'sPurposeThereason awriterwritesSynonymA word thathas thesamemeaning asanother wordEssentialInformationInformation thatis connecteddirectly to thetopic of thepassageEffectThe thingthat happensas a result ofthe cause.CauseThereasonsomethinghappensFactA statementthat can beproven trueInferenceAn educatedguess basedon what youare reading.Pointof ViewThe elementthat tells whothe narratoris.PersonificationGivingsomethinghuman likequalities thatis not human.MetaphorCompares 2unlike thingsnot using thewords "like"or "as"ThemeThe lifelesson oridea ofthe story.OpinionA statementof personalfeeling orbelief.CharacterA person oranimal in thestory who ispart of thestory's events.AntonymA word thatmeans theopposite ofanotherword.ConclusionThe finalopinionaboutsomethingNon-EssentialInformationInformationthat is notimportant tothe topic ofthe passage.HyperboleExaggeratedstatementsnot meant tobe takenliterally.OnomatopoeiaA wordthatmimics asoundPlotThe series ofmain eventsthat happenin the story.SimileCompares 2unlike thingsusing "like"or "as"ConflictThe mainproblemin thestory.SettingThe time andplace thestory takesplaceMainIdeaWhat thepassageis mostlyabout.EvidenceProofAuthor'sPurposeThereason awriterwritesSynonymA word thathas thesamemeaning asanother wordEssentialInformationInformation thatis connecteddirectly to thetopic of thepassageEffectThe thingthat happensas a result ofthe cause.CauseThereasonsomethinghappensFactA statementthat can beproven trueInferenceAn educatedguess basedon what youare reading.Pointof ViewThe elementthat tells whothe narratoris.PersonificationGivingsomethinghuman likequalities thatis not human.

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