TEST PREP BINGO - 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.

1. to show how two two ideas, topics or texts are different
   contrast
2. text structure that explains why something happened
   cause and effect
3. "What does the point of view of this excerpt help the reader understand?"
   point of view
4. "How does the change in setting from ____ to _____ advance the plot?"
   plot
5. 
   context clues
6. helps to understand what is going on in a picture
   caption
7. supporting details or text that supports an idea
   evidence
8. to describe something or someone
   characterize
9. "In lines ___ to __ the stage directions most help the reader understand the ______?"
   drama/ playwright
10. the narrator is not a character in the story
    third person point of view
11. "What does paragraph ___ reveal about _____'s thoughts regarding ____'s problem?"
    text evidence
12. 
    making connections
13. WORDS THAT GIVE DIRECTIONS ON WHAT TO DO IN A PLAY
    STAGE DIRECTIONS
14. "What does the figurative language in paragraph ____ help the reader understand about _____?"
    figurative language
15. 
    text features
16. the paragraphs of poetry
    stanzas
17. 
    main idea
18. to represent or stand for something
    symboize
19. what the text is mostly about
    main idea
20. "Which sentence from the selection best highlights that the author thinks ______?"
    text evidence
21. Stating of another piece of writing in your own words
    paraphrase
22. tells the main idea of a section of a text
    subheading
23. "What is the best summary of the excerpt?
    summary
24. 
    making inferences
25. speaking or writing that intends to persuade
    rhetoric
26. text structure in which you are identifying similarities and differences
    compare and contrast
27. adds emphasis to important words
    bold
28. 
    imagery
29. a short passage taken from a story, book, play, article, or other written text
    excerpt
30. "The word___comes from the Latin word ___,which helps the reader understand that the word ___ means . . . "
    Greek/Latin Roots
31. "The word ___in paragraph___means . . ."
    context clues
32. "What is the most likely reason the author wrote this passage?"
    author's purpose
33. person telling the story
    narrator
34. "What lesson does the narrator learn in the passage?"
    theme