EVALUATEto makeajudgment Devinemyteacher'snameINFERto conclude, toguess or figureout fromevidence, toread betweenthe linesCENTRAL/MAINIDEAthe author’smostimportantidea or mainpoint ARGUMENTanopinion;claimwith reasonsto support itCONTRASThowthings aredifferentIDENTIFYto pickout STRUCTUREhowsomethingisorganized THEMEthe message,universallesson to belearned froma storyEXPLAINto make clearorunderstandableto othersEVIDENCEthe factsthat provesomething DEVELOPto expandor adddetailsDEMONSTRATEto describe,explain, orshow withexamplesSUPPORTto back-up, justifyyouranswerNARRATIVEastoryDETAILSparts of atext thatsupportyour ideascounterclaiman argumentof theoppositeside from theauthorCITEtoquotethe text DETERMINEtodecide CLAIMa point ofview oropinionaboutsomethingrebuttalhow theauthoranswers thecounterclaimDESCRIBEto showmorefacts anddetailsSTORYhas aplot witheventsCOMPAREhowthingsare alikeEXPLICITclearlystated analyzeto break downinto parts andexaminethem; to findthe meaningCONTEXTthe parts beforeand after a word orpassage, whichhelp us tounderstand themeaning candywhat youget if youwin thisgameSUMMARIZEto state theimportant partsof something,usually in order EVALUATEto makeajudgment Devinemyteacher'snameINFERto conclude, toguess or figureout fromevidence, toread betweenthe linesCENTRAL/MAINIDEAthe author’smostimportantidea or mainpoint ARGUMENTanopinion;claimwith reasonsto support itCONTRASThowthings aredifferentIDENTIFYto pickout STRUCTUREhowsomethingisorganized THEMEthe message,universallesson to belearned froma storyEXPLAINto make clearorunderstandableto othersEVIDENCEthe factsthat provesomething DEVELOPto expandor adddetailsDEMONSTRATEto describe,explain, orshow withexamplesSUPPORTto back-up, justifyyouranswerNARRATIVEastoryDETAILSparts of atext thatsupportyour ideascounterclaiman argumentof theoppositeside from theauthorCITEtoquotethe text DETERMINEtodecide CLAIMa point ofview oropinionaboutsomethingrebuttalhow theauthoranswers thecounterclaimDESCRIBEto showmorefacts anddetailsSTORYhas aplot witheventsCOMPAREhowthingsare alikeEXPLICITclearlystated analyzeto break downinto parts andexaminethem; to findthe meaningCONTEXTthe parts beforeand after a word orpassage, whichhelp us tounderstand themeaning candywhat youget if youwin thisgameSUMMARIZEto state theimportant partsof something,usually in order 

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