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