SUMMARIZEto state theimportant partsof something,usually in order EXPLICITclearlystated CLAIMa point ofview oropinionaboutsomethingSTRUCTUREhowsomethingisorganized rebuttalhow theauthoranswers thecounterclaimIDENTIFYto pickout CONTRASThowthings aredifferentCENTRAL/MAINIDEAthe author’smostimportantidea or mainpoint DEMONSTRATEto describe,explain, orshow withexamplesEVIDENCEthe factsthat provesomething candywhat youget if youwin thisgameDETAILSparts of atext thatsupportyour ideasCONTEXTthe parts beforeand after a word orpassage, whichhelp us tounderstand themeaning counterclaiman argumentof theoppositeside from theauthorCITEtoquotethe text EXPLAINto make clearorunderstandableto othersDESCRIBEto showmorefacts anddetailsNARRATIVEastoryARGUMENTanopinion;claimwith reasonsto support itINFERto conclude, toguess or figureout fromevidence, toread betweenthe linesTHEMEthe message,universallesson to belearned froma storyEVALUATEto makeajudgment SUPPORTto back-up, justifyyouranswerDEVELOPto expandor adddetailsCOMPAREhowthingsare alikeSTORYhas aplot witheventsDevinemyteacher'snameDETERMINEtodecide analyzeto break downinto parts andexaminethem; to findthe meaningSUMMARIZEto state theimportant partsof something,usually in order EXPLICITclearlystated CLAIMa point ofview oropinionaboutsomethingSTRUCTUREhowsomethingisorganized rebuttalhow theauthoranswers thecounterclaimIDENTIFYto pickout CONTRASThowthings aredifferentCENTRAL/MAINIDEAthe author’smostimportantidea or mainpoint DEMONSTRATEto describe,explain, orshow withexamplesEVIDENCEthe factsthat provesomething candywhat youget if youwin thisgameDETAILSparts of atext thatsupportyour ideasCONTEXTthe parts beforeand after a word orpassage, whichhelp us tounderstand themeaning counterclaiman argumentof theoppositeside from theauthorCITEtoquotethe text EXPLAINto make clearorunderstandableto othersDESCRIBEto showmorefacts anddetailsNARRATIVEastoryARGUMENTanopinion;claimwith reasonsto support itINFERto conclude, toguess or figureout fromevidence, toread betweenthe linesTHEMEthe message,universallesson to belearned froma storyEVALUATEto makeajudgment SUPPORTto back-up, justifyyouranswerDEVELOPto expandor adddetailsCOMPAREhowthingsare alikeSTORYhas aplot witheventsDevinemyteacher'snameDETERMINEtodecide analyzeto break downinto parts andexaminethem; to findthe meaning

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