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