SUMMARIZEto state theimportant partsof something,usually in order NARRATIVEastorySTORYhas aplot witheventsEXPLAINto make clearorunderstandableto othersrebuttalhow theauthoranswers thecounterclaimCONTRASThowthings aredifferentSUPPORTto back-up, justifyyouranswerCLAIMa point ofview oropinionaboutsomethingARGUMENTanopinion;claimwith reasonsto support itEVIDENCEthe factsthat provesomething THEMEthe message,universallesson to belearned froma storycounterclaiman argumentof theoppositeside from theauthorDETERMINEtodecide DESCRIBEto showmorefacts anddetailsDETAILSparts of atext thatsupportyour ideasCONTEXTthe parts beforeand after a word orpassage, whichhelp us tounderstand themeaning EVALUATEto makeajudgment IDENTIFYto pickout COMPAREhowthingsare alikeDEMONSTRATEto describe,explain, orshow withexamplesDevinemyteacher'snameanalyzeto break downinto parts andexaminethem; to findthe meaningEXPLICITclearlystated DEVELOPto expandor adddetailscandywhat youget if youwin thisgameCITEtoquotethe text INFERto conclude, toguess or figureout fromevidence, toread betweenthe linesCENTRAL/MAINIDEAthe author’smostimportantidea or mainpoint STRUCTUREhowsomethingisorganized SUMMARIZEto state theimportant partsof something,usually in order NARRATIVEastorySTORYhas aplot witheventsEXPLAINto make clearorunderstandableto othersrebuttalhow theauthoranswers thecounterclaimCONTRASThowthings aredifferentSUPPORTto back-up, justifyyouranswerCLAIMa point ofview oropinionaboutsomethingARGUMENTanopinion;claimwith reasonsto support itEVIDENCEthe factsthat provesomething THEMEthe message,universallesson to belearned froma storycounterclaiman argumentof theoppositeside from theauthorDETERMINEtodecide DESCRIBEto showmorefacts anddetailsDETAILSparts of atext thatsupportyour ideasCONTEXTthe parts beforeand after a word orpassage, whichhelp us tounderstand themeaning EVALUATEto makeajudgment IDENTIFYto pickout COMPAREhowthingsare alikeDEMONSTRATEto describe,explain, orshow withexamplesDevinemyteacher'snameanalyzeto break downinto parts andexaminethem; to findthe meaningEXPLICITclearlystated DEVELOPto expandor adddetailscandywhat youget if youwin thisgameCITEtoquotethe text INFERto conclude, toguess or figureout fromevidence, toread betweenthe linesCENTRAL/MAINIDEAthe author’smostimportantidea or mainpoint STRUCTUREhowsomethingisorganized 

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