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