(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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The reason the author wrote the text.
Author's purpose
The most important idea about a topic that the writer is trying to show.
Main idea
A list of important words from the text and their definitions. It is in ABC order.
Glossary
A chart that lists information in rows and columns.
Table or Graph
In order by date.
Chronological
Identify the similarities and differences of two or more subjects.
Compare/Contrast
Words in the text that are important. They can be bold, italics, or in color.
Keywords
A small section of text that is separated from the main text. It is usually outlined by a box.
Side Bar
Lists the major parts of a book along with their page numbers.
Table of Contents
The event that happens first and the event that follows, or when one event brings about another.
Cause/effect
The words at the top of a dictionary page that let you know which words appear on that page.
Guide Words
A picture that is drawn by a person or by a computer.
Illustration
Helps to support the central idea in an important way.
Key detail
A statement that cannot be proven because it is a person's beliefs, feelings, or thoughts.
Opinion
A short word or phrase that comes at the beginning of a new section of text in a large chapter or article.
Heading
A piece of information that supports your evidence.
Evidence
Words or phrases surrounding a word that provide hints about the word's meaning.
Context Clue
In the correct numerical order or the order of events.
Sequential
Numbers or dates used to prove something.
Statistics
Text that is written so it slants to the right.
Italic Text
A little story or small piece of information.
Anecdote
Can be proven or verified as true.
Fact
A diagram that shows events in chronological order.
Timeline
This tells the reader about the picture. It may also explain how the picture relates to the main text.
Caption
The first page of a book. It gives the book's title and information about the author, illustrator, and publisher.
Title Page
To separate or break into parts and examine.
Analyze
Text that is darker and heavier than the other words written around it.
Bold Text
These are the way an author organizes his text to increase comprehension.
Text Structure
A short extract from a film, broadcast, piece of music, or writing.
Excerpt
A drawing that uses other text features such as labels to show the different parts of an object.
Diagram
A short phrase, sentence, or question. It is the name of the book or article.
Title
