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