ThemeThe lifelesson oridea ofthe story.Non-EssentialInformationInformationthat is notimportant tothe topic ofthe passage.MainIdeaWhat thepassageis mostlyabout.Pointof ViewThe elementthat tells whothe narratoris.SimileCompares 2unlike thingsusing "like"or "as"InferenceAn educatedguess basedon what youare reading.OpinionA statementof personalfeeling orbelief.EffectThe thingthat happensas a result ofthe cause.FactA statementthat can beproven trueOnomatopoeiaA wordthatmimics asoundAntonymA word thatmeans theopposite ofanotherword.Author'sPurposeThereason awriterwritesPersonificationGivingsomethinghuman likequalities thatis not human.EssentialInformationInformation thatis connecteddirectly to thetopic of thepassagePlotThe series ofmain eventsthat happenin the story.EvidenceProofConclusionThe finalopinionaboutsomethingHyperboleExaggeratedstatementsnot meant tobe takenliterally.CauseThereasonsomethinghappensSynonymA word thathas thesamemeaning asanother wordConflictThe mainproblemin thestory.SettingThe time andplace thestory takesplaceCharacterA person oranimal in thestory who ispart of thestory's events.MetaphorCompares 2unlike thingsnot using thewords "like"or "as"ThemeThe lifelesson oridea ofthe story.Non-EssentialInformationInformationthat is notimportant tothe topic ofthe passage.MainIdeaWhat thepassageis mostlyabout.Pointof ViewThe elementthat tells whothe narratoris.SimileCompares 2unlike thingsusing "like"or "as"InferenceAn educatedguess basedon what youare reading.OpinionA statementof personalfeeling orbelief.EffectThe thingthat happensas a result ofthe cause.FactA statementthat can beproven trueOnomatopoeiaA wordthatmimics asoundAntonymA word thatmeans theopposite ofanotherword.Author'sPurposeThereason awriterwritesPersonificationGivingsomethinghuman likequalities thatis not human.EssentialInformationInformation thatis connecteddirectly to thetopic of thepassagePlotThe series ofmain eventsthat happenin the story.EvidenceProofConclusionThe finalopinionaboutsomethingHyperboleExaggeratedstatementsnot meant tobe takenliterally.CauseThereasonsomethinghappensSynonymA word thathas thesamemeaning asanother wordConflictThe mainproblemin thestory.SettingThe time andplace thestory takesplaceCharacterA person oranimal in thestory who ispart of thestory's events.MetaphorCompares 2unlike thingsnot using thewords "like"or "as"

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