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