EXPLAINto make clearorunderstandableto otherscandywhat youget if youwin thisgameCOMPAREhowthingsare alikeEVALUATEto makeajudgment analyzeto break downinto parts andexaminethem; to findthe meaningSTRUCTUREhowsomethingisorganized EVIDENCEthe factsthat provesomething SUPPORTto back-up, justifyyouranswerCONTRASThowthings aredifferentDEMONSTRATEto describe,explain, orshow withexamplesEXPLICITclearlystated DEVELOPto expandor adddetailsSUMMARIZEto state theimportant partsof something,usually in order NARRATIVEastoryCENTRAL/MAINIDEAthe author’smostimportantidea or mainpoint DETERMINEtodecide ARGUMENTanopinion;claimwith reasonsto support itIDENTIFYto pickout CLAIMa point ofview oropinionaboutsomethingSTORYhas aplot witheventsDevinemyteacher'snamecounterclaiman argumentof theoppositeside from theauthorDETAILSparts of atext thatsupportyour ideasTHEMEthe message,universallesson to belearned froma storyCITEtoquotethe text INFERto conclude, toguess or figureout fromevidence, toread betweenthe linesrebuttalhow theauthoranswers thecounterclaimDESCRIBEto showmorefacts anddetailsCONTEXTthe parts beforeand after a word orpassage, whichhelp us tounderstand themeaning EXPLAINto make clearorunderstandableto otherscandywhat youget if youwin thisgameCOMPAREhowthingsare alikeEVALUATEto makeajudgment analyzeto break downinto parts andexaminethem; to findthe meaningSTRUCTUREhowsomethingisorganized EVIDENCEthe factsthat provesomething SUPPORTto back-up, justifyyouranswerCONTRASThowthings aredifferentDEMONSTRATEto describe,explain, orshow withexamplesEXPLICITclearlystated DEVELOPto expandor adddetailsSUMMARIZEto state theimportant partsof something,usually in order NARRATIVEastoryCENTRAL/MAINIDEAthe author’smostimportantidea or mainpoint DETERMINEtodecide ARGUMENTanopinion;claimwith reasonsto support itIDENTIFYto pickout CLAIMa point ofview oropinionaboutsomethingSTORYhas aplot witheventsDevinemyteacher'snamecounterclaiman argumentof theoppositeside from theauthorDETAILSparts of atext thatsupportyour ideasTHEMEthe message,universallesson to belearned froma storyCITEtoquotethe text INFERto conclude, toguess or figureout fromevidence, toread betweenthe linesrebuttalhow theauthoranswers thecounterclaimDESCRIBEto showmorefacts anddetailsCONTEXTthe parts beforeand after a word orpassage, whichhelp us tounderstand themeaning 

Vocabulary - 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. to make clear or understandable to others
    EXPLAIN
  2. what you get if you win this game
    candy
  3. how things are alike
    COMPARE
  4. to make a judgment
    EVALUATE
  5. to break down into parts and examine them; to find the meaning
    analyze
  6. how something is organized
    STRUCTURE
  7. the facts that prove something
    EVIDENCE
  8. to back-up, justify your answer
    SUPPORT
  9. how things are different
    CONTRAST
  10. to describe, explain, or show with examples
    DEMONSTRATE
  11. clearly stated
    EXPLICIT
  12. to expand or add details
    DEVELOP
  13. to state the important parts of something, usually in order
    SUMMARIZE
  14. a story
    NARRATIVE
  15. the author’s most important idea or main point
    CENTRAL/MAIN IDEA
  16. to decide
    DETERMINE
  17. an opinion;claim with reasons to support it
    ARGUMENT
  18. to pick out
    IDENTIFY
  19. a point of view or opinion about something
    CLAIM
  20. has a plot with events
    STORY
  21. my teacher's name
    Devine
  22. an argument of the opposite side from the author
    counterclaim
  23. parts of a text that support your ideas
    DETAILS
  24. the message, universal lesson to be learned from a story
    THEME
  25. to quote the text
    CITE
  26. to conclude, to guess or figure out from evidence, to read between the lines
    INFER
  27. how the author answers the counterclaim
    rebuttal
  28. to show more facts and details
    DESCRIBE
  29. the parts before and after a word or passage, which help us to understand the meaning
    CONTEXT