IDENTIFYto pickout DETERMINEtodecide DEMONSTRATEto describe,explain, orshow withexamplesanalyzeto break downinto parts andexaminethem; to findthe meaningINFERto conclude, toguess or figureout fromevidence, toread betweenthe linesCONTRASThowthings aredifferentDEVELOPto expandor adddetailscounterclaiman argumentof theoppositeside from theauthorDevinemyteacher'snameSUPPORTto back-up, justifyyouranswerNARRATIVEastorycandywhat youget if youwin thisgameCONTEXTthe parts beforeand after a word orpassage, whichhelp us tounderstand themeaning EXPLICITclearlystated ARGUMENTanopinion;claimwith reasonsto support itSTORYhas aplot witheventsCITEtoquotethe text rebuttalhow theauthoranswers thecounterclaimSUMMARIZEto state theimportant partsof something,usually in order DESCRIBEto showmorefacts anddetailsCLAIMa point ofview oropinionaboutsomethingEVALUATEto makeajudgment DETAILSparts of atext thatsupportyour ideasCOMPAREhowthingsare alikeSTRUCTUREhowsomethingisorganized CENTRAL/MAINIDEAthe author’smostimportantidea or mainpoint EXPLAINto make clearorunderstandableto othersTHEMEthe message,universallesson to belearned froma storyEVIDENCEthe factsthat provesomething IDENTIFYto pickout DETERMINEtodecide DEMONSTRATEto describe,explain, orshow withexamplesanalyzeto break downinto parts andexaminethem; to findthe meaningINFERto conclude, toguess or figureout fromevidence, toread betweenthe linesCONTRASThowthings aredifferentDEVELOPto expandor adddetailscounterclaiman argumentof theoppositeside from theauthorDevinemyteacher'snameSUPPORTto back-up, justifyyouranswerNARRATIVEastorycandywhat youget if youwin thisgameCONTEXTthe parts beforeand after a word orpassage, whichhelp us tounderstand themeaning EXPLICITclearlystated ARGUMENTanopinion;claimwith reasonsto support itSTORYhas aplot witheventsCITEtoquotethe text rebuttalhow theauthoranswers thecounterclaimSUMMARIZEto state theimportant partsof something,usually in order DESCRIBEto showmorefacts anddetailsCLAIMa point ofview oropinionaboutsomethingEVALUATEto makeajudgment DETAILSparts of atext thatsupportyour ideasCOMPAREhowthingsare alikeSTRUCTUREhowsomethingisorganized CENTRAL/MAINIDEAthe author’smostimportantidea or mainpoint EXPLAINto make clearorunderstandableto othersTHEMEthe message,universallesson to belearned froma storyEVIDENCEthe factsthat provesomething 

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