STAAR Vocab Review - 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 map of tension and stress in the story
   plot
2. When a POV includes the narrator’s opinion
   subjective POV
3. The highest level of tension, when the protagonist must face their fears
   climax
4. Using strong words to manipulate the reader
   loaded language
5. the problem that starts the action and tension
   conflict
6. A punctuation mark used to glue two ideas without FANBOYS
   semicolon
7. When the narrator tells someone else’s story and he, she, they pronouns
   third person POV
8. Text structure that presents a conflict and how to solve it
   problem and solution
9. Nonfiction meant to be published
   journalism
10. The name for FANBOYS words that glue ideas together
    conjunction
11. Syllables that sound rough in a poem
    stressed
12. The life lesson of the story the reader learns through the characters
    theme
13. Part of speech that is a person, place, or thing with a capitalized name
    proper noun
14. Giving nonhuman things humanlike traits
    personification
15. Using 3 synonyms support the evidence
    group of 3
16. Comparing two things to make your argument stronger
    analogy
17. When the narrator is in the story and uses I, we, me pronouns
    first person POV
18. A punctuation mark that creates lists, separates dialogue, and glues ideas with FANBOYS words
    comma
19. An error in your writing that undermines your argument
    logical fallacy
20. A sentence containing both a subject and predicate
    independent clause
21. Text structure about two ideas that details their similarities and differences
    compare and contrast
22. Syllables that sound soft in a poem
    unstressed
23. Text structure with facts and no story
    descriptive
24. Increasing action that adds to the tension
    rising action
25. How the conflict is solved at the story’s end
    resolution
26. When a POV is purely factual
    objective POV
27. A command that can end in a period or exclamation mark
    imperative
28. The pattern of rhyming at the end of a line (ABCD)
    rhyme scheme
29. How we refer to someone without their proper name
    pronoun
30. Using an unfair opinion
    bias
31. A comparison of two things using like or as
    simile
32. The details that support the main idea
    supporting detail
33. Part of speech that describes an action or state of being
    adverb
34. One event that is wrongly applied to many cases
    sweeping generalization
35. An incomplete sentence missing a subject or predicate
    fragment
36. The hero of the story who must solve the conflict
    protagonist
37. Text structure told in order with time or dates
    chronological
38. The verb of the sentence that is done by the subject
    predicate
39. When an author uses strong words to get the reader emotional
    emotive language
40. Part of speech that describes a person, place, or thing with a capitalized name
    proper adjective
41. What supports the claim
    evidence
42. When a poem rhymes
    verse
43. Saying the opposite for humor
    irony
44. A harmful idea associated with a large group of people
    stereotype
45. A statement that ends in a period
    declarative
46. Part of speech that is an action or state of being
    verb
47. The time and place that a story takes place
    setting
48. Making a fact or point more detailed
    specifying
49. A retelling of the story’s beginning, middle, and end
    summary
50. A question that ends in a question mark
    interrogative
51. Speaking directly to the reader
    direct address
52. An idea that is not actually factual or proven by data
    faulty reasoning
53. Rewriting an author’s ideas in your own words
    paraphrase
54. The bad guy of the story who is against the protagonist
    antagonist
55. Events that decrease the tension
    falling action
56. The perspective from which the story is told
    point of view
57. The big idea the author is writing about
    main idea
58. When an author uses statistics and facts
    logical language
59. An exclamation that is said loudly
    exclamatory
60. Words spoken out loud
    dialogue
61. Facts that come directly from the person they are about
    primary source
62. Part of speech that describes a person, place, or thing
    adjective
63. Nonfiction that states and defends a claim
    argument
64. A comparison of two things without like or as
    metaphor
65. Being ironic to mock or criticize
    sarcasm
66. Writing that is about true events
    nonfiction
67. A question not meant to be answered
    rhetorical question
68. Tools that make your argument stronger
    rhetorical device
69. The noun of the sentence that is doing the predicate
    subject
70. Facts that do not come directly from the person they are about
    secondary source
71. Part of speech that is a person, place, or thing
    noun
72. the use of stressed and unstressed syllables
    meter
73. A group of lines in a poem
    stanza