CENTRAL/MAINIDEAthe author’smostimportantidea or mainpoint EXPLICITclearlystated counterclaiman argumentof theoppositeside from theauthorSUMMARIZEto state theimportant partsof something,usually in order IDENTIFYto pickout STORYhas aplot witheventsEXPLAINto make clearorunderstandableto othersCONTRASThowthings aredifferentDEMONSTRATEto describe,explain, orshow withexamplesDEVELOPto expandor adddetailscandywhat youget if youwin thisgameCONTEXTthe parts beforeand after a word orpassage, whichhelp us tounderstand themeaning DETAILSparts of atext thatsupportyour ideasINFERto conclude, toguess or figureout fromevidence, toread betweenthe linesrebuttalhow theauthoranswers thecounterclaimARGUMENTanopinion;claimwith reasonsto support itEVALUATEto makeajudgment EVIDENCEthe factsthat provesomething analyzeto break downinto parts andexaminethem; to findthe meaningDevinemyteacher'snameCLAIMa point ofview oropinionaboutsomethingDESCRIBEto showmorefacts anddetailsSUPPORTto back-up, justifyyouranswerCITEtoquotethe text COMPAREhowthingsare alikeNARRATIVEastoryTHEMEthe message,universallesson to belearned froma storySTRUCTUREhowsomethingisorganized DETERMINEtodecide CENTRAL/MAINIDEAthe author’smostimportantidea or mainpoint EXPLICITclearlystated counterclaiman argumentof theoppositeside from theauthorSUMMARIZEto state theimportant partsof something,usually in order IDENTIFYto pickout STORYhas aplot witheventsEXPLAINto make clearorunderstandableto othersCONTRASThowthings aredifferentDEMONSTRATEto describe,explain, orshow withexamplesDEVELOPto expandor adddetailscandywhat youget if youwin thisgameCONTEXTthe parts beforeand after a word orpassage, whichhelp us tounderstand themeaning DETAILSparts of atext thatsupportyour ideasINFERto conclude, toguess or figureout fromevidence, toread betweenthe linesrebuttalhow theauthoranswers thecounterclaimARGUMENTanopinion;claimwith reasonsto support itEVALUATEto makeajudgment EVIDENCEthe factsthat provesomething analyzeto break downinto parts andexaminethem; to findthe meaningDevinemyteacher'snameCLAIMa point ofview oropinionaboutsomethingDESCRIBEto showmorefacts anddetailsSUPPORTto back-up, justifyyouranswerCITEtoquotethe text COMPAREhowthingsare alikeNARRATIVEastoryTHEMEthe message,universallesson to belearned froma storySTRUCTUREhowsomethingisorganized DETERMINEtodecide 

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