candywhat youget if youwin thisgameanalyzeto break downinto parts andexaminethem; to findthe meaningCLAIMa point ofview oropinionaboutsomethingTHEMEthe message,universallesson to belearned froma storyDETERMINEtodecide EVALUATEto makeajudgment CONTEXTthe parts beforeand after a word orpassage, whichhelp us tounderstand themeaning CENTRAL/MAINIDEAthe author’smostimportantidea or mainpoint DETAILSparts of atext thatsupportyour ideasNARRATIVEastoryCITEtoquotethe text Devinemyteacher'snameSUPPORTto back-up, justifyyouranswerSUMMARIZEto state theimportant partsof something,usually in order DEMONSTRATEto describe,explain, orshow withexamplesEVIDENCEthe factsthat provesomething rebuttalhow theauthoranswers thecounterclaimARGUMENTanopinion;claimwith reasonsto support itDEVELOPto expandor adddetailsEXPLICITclearlystated CONTRASThowthings aredifferentSTORYhas aplot witheventsINFERto conclude, toguess or figureout fromevidence, toread betweenthe linesSTRUCTUREhowsomethingisorganized counterclaiman argumentof theoppositeside from theauthorIDENTIFYto pickout COMPAREhowthingsare alikeEXPLAINto make clearorunderstandableto othersDESCRIBEto showmorefacts anddetailscandywhat youget if youwin thisgameanalyzeto break downinto parts andexaminethem; to findthe meaningCLAIMa point ofview oropinionaboutsomethingTHEMEthe message,universallesson to belearned froma storyDETERMINEtodecide EVALUATEto makeajudgment CONTEXTthe parts beforeand after a word orpassage, whichhelp us tounderstand themeaning CENTRAL/MAINIDEAthe author’smostimportantidea or mainpoint DETAILSparts of atext thatsupportyour ideasNARRATIVEastoryCITEtoquotethe text Devinemyteacher'snameSUPPORTto back-up, justifyyouranswerSUMMARIZEto state theimportant partsof something,usually in order DEMONSTRATEto describe,explain, orshow withexamplesEVIDENCEthe factsthat provesomething rebuttalhow theauthoranswers thecounterclaimARGUMENTanopinion;claimwith reasonsto support itDEVELOPto expandor adddetailsEXPLICITclearlystated CONTRASThowthings aredifferentSTORYhas aplot witheventsINFERto conclude, toguess or figureout fromevidence, toread betweenthe linesSTRUCTUREhowsomethingisorganized counterclaiman argumentof theoppositeside from theauthorIDENTIFYto pickout COMPAREhowthingsare alikeEXPLAINto make clearorunderstandableto othersDESCRIBEto showmorefacts anddetails

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