analyzeto break downinto parts andexaminethem; to findthe meaningDEVELOPto expandor adddetailscandywhat youget if youwin thisgameCOMPAREhowthingsare alikeDESCRIBEto showmorefacts anddetailsDETERMINEtodecide EXPLAINto make clearorunderstandableto othersCONTRASThowthings aredifferentEVALUATEto makeajudgment THEMEthe message,universallesson to belearned froma storyEVIDENCEthe factsthat provesomething STORYhas aplot witheventsDevinemyteacher'snamecounterclaiman argumentof theoppositeside from theauthorDEMONSTRATEto describe,explain, orshow withexamplesNARRATIVEastoryEXPLICITclearlystated CITEtoquotethe text rebuttalhow theauthoranswers thecounterclaimSTRUCTUREhowsomethingisorganized CENTRAL/MAINIDEAthe author’smostimportantidea or mainpoint SUMMARIZEto state theimportant partsof something,usually in order SUPPORTto back-up, justifyyouranswerCLAIMa point ofview oropinionaboutsomethingINFERto conclude, toguess or figureout fromevidence, toread betweenthe linesARGUMENTanopinion;claimwith reasonsto support itIDENTIFYto pickout DETAILSparts of atext thatsupportyour ideasCONTEXTthe parts beforeand after a word orpassage, whichhelp us tounderstand themeaning analyzeto break downinto parts andexaminethem; to findthe meaningDEVELOPto expandor adddetailscandywhat youget if youwin thisgameCOMPAREhowthingsare alikeDESCRIBEto showmorefacts anddetailsDETERMINEtodecide EXPLAINto make clearorunderstandableto othersCONTRASThowthings aredifferentEVALUATEto makeajudgment THEMEthe message,universallesson to belearned froma storyEVIDENCEthe factsthat provesomething STORYhas aplot witheventsDevinemyteacher'snamecounterclaiman argumentof theoppositeside from theauthorDEMONSTRATEto describe,explain, orshow withexamplesNARRATIVEastoryEXPLICITclearlystated CITEtoquotethe text rebuttalhow theauthoranswers thecounterclaimSTRUCTUREhowsomethingisorganized CENTRAL/MAINIDEAthe author’smostimportantidea or mainpoint SUMMARIZEto state theimportant partsof something,usually in order SUPPORTto back-up, justifyyouranswerCLAIMa point ofview oropinionaboutsomethingINFERto conclude, toguess or figureout fromevidence, toread betweenthe linesARGUMENTanopinion;claimwith reasonsto support itIDENTIFYto pickout DETAILSparts of atext thatsupportyour ideasCONTEXTthe 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 break down into parts and examine them; to find the meaning
    analyze
  2. to expand or add details
    DEVELOP
  3. what you get if you win this game
    candy
  4. how things are alike
    COMPARE
  5. to show more facts and details
    DESCRIBE
  6. to decide
    DETERMINE
  7. to make clear or understandable to others
    EXPLAIN
  8. how things are different
    CONTRAST
  9. to make a judgment
    EVALUATE
  10. the message, universal lesson to be learned from a story
    THEME
  11. the facts that prove something
    EVIDENCE
  12. has a plot with events
    STORY
  13. my teacher's name
    Devine
  14. an argument of the opposite side from the author
    counterclaim
  15. to describe, explain, or show with examples
    DEMONSTRATE
  16. a story
    NARRATIVE
  17. clearly stated
    EXPLICIT
  18. to quote the text
    CITE
  19. how the author answers the counterclaim
    rebuttal
  20. how something is organized
    STRUCTURE
  21. the author’s most important idea or main point
    CENTRAL/MAIN IDEA
  22. to state the important parts of something, usually in order
    SUMMARIZE
  23. to back-up, justify your answer
    SUPPORT
  24. a point of view or opinion about something
    CLAIM
  25. to conclude, to guess or figure out from evidence, to read between the lines
    INFER
  26. an opinion;claim with reasons to support it
    ARGUMENT
  27. to pick out
    IDENTIFY
  28. parts of a text that support your ideas
    DETAILS
  29. the parts before and after a word or passage, which help us to understand the meaning
    CONTEXT