ExpositionIntroduces thecharacters,setting, andsituation of astoryAdjectiveWord thatdescribesa nounForeshadowingHints orclues tofutureeventsEvidenceSupportfor aclaimClaimThe positionyou are takingor argumentthat you aremakingSubjectivePersonalopinion orpersonalresponseAdverbWord thatdescribes averb, manyend in -lyLiteralWords orexpressionsthat meanexactly whatthey stateClimaxThe highestpoint ofconflict ortension in astoryObjectiveTo addnoopinionsFlashbackWhen yourevisit pastevents ina storyThemeThe mainmessageor moralof a storySettingThe time andplace, or thewhen andwhere, of astorySimileComparingtwo things,"like/as"SummaryOverview ofthe mainpoints orevents in atextPersonificationGivinghumanqualitiesto thingschronologicalWhen eventsare placed inthe originalorder in whichthey happenedPlotThe eventsthat takeplace in astoryMetaphorComparingtwo things,one thingis anotherFigurativeLanguageWords orexpressionsthat conveymeaningbeyond theirliteral meaningVerbAnactionwordNounperson,place,or thingConnotationEmotionsassociatedwith a wordor phraseInferenceLogicalguess basedon availableinformationExpositionIntroduces thecharacters,setting, andsituation of astoryAdjectiveWord thatdescribesa nounForeshadowingHints orclues tofutureeventsEvidenceSupportfor aclaimClaimThe positionyou are takingor argumentthat you aremakingSubjectivePersonalopinion orpersonalresponseAdverbWord thatdescribes averb, manyend in -lyLiteralWords orexpressionsthat meanexactly whatthey stateClimaxThe highestpoint ofconflict ortension in astoryObjectiveTo addnoopinionsFlashbackWhen yourevisit pastevents ina storyThemeThe mainmessageor moralof a storySettingThe time andplace, or thewhen andwhere, of astorySimileComparingtwo things,"like/as"SummaryOverview ofthe mainpoints orevents in atextPersonificationGivinghumanqualitiesto thingschronologicalWhen eventsare placed inthe originalorder in whichthey happenedPlotThe eventsthat takeplace in astoryMetaphorComparingtwo things,one thingis anotherFigurativeLanguageWords orexpressionsthat conveymeaningbeyond theirliteral meaningVerbAnactionwordNounperson,place,or thingConnotationEmotionsassociatedwith a wordor phraseInferenceLogicalguess basedon availableinformation

English Language Arts (CAASPP) Terms - 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.


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  1. Introduces the characters, setting, and situation of a story
    Exposition
  2. Word that describes a noun
    Adjective
  3. Hints or clues to future events
    Foreshadowing
  4. Support for a claim
    Evidence
  5. The position you are taking or argument that you are making
    Claim
  6. Personal opinion or personal response
    Subjective
  7. Word that describes a verb, many end in -ly
    Adverb
  8. Words or expressions that mean exactly what they state
    Literal
  9. The highest point of conflict or tension in a story
    Climax
  10. To add no opinions
    Objective
  11. When you revisit past events in a story
    Flashback
  12. The main message or moral of a story
    Theme
  13. The time and place, or the when and where, of a story
    Setting
  14. Comparing two things, "like/as"
    Simile
  15. Overview of the main points or events in a text
    Summary
  16. Giving human qualities to things
    Personification
  17. When events are placed in the original order in which they happened
    chronological
  18. The events that take place in a story
    Plot
  19. Comparing two things, one thing is another
    Metaphor
  20. Words or expressions that convey meaning beyond their literal meaning
    Figurative Language
  21. An action word
    Verb
  22. person, place, or thing
    Noun
  23. Emotions associated with a word or phrase
    Connotation
  24. Logical guess based on available information
    Inference