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