ThemeThe mainmessageor moralof a storyFigurativeLanguageWords orexpressionsthat conveymeaningbeyond theirliteral meaningSummaryOverview ofthe mainpoints orevents in atextFlashbackWhen yourevisit pastevents ina storySettingThe time andplace, or thewhen andwhere, of astoryEvidenceSupportfor aclaimAdjectiveWord thatdescribesa nounVerbAnactionwordExpositionIntroduces thecharacters,setting, andsituation of astoryInferenceLogicalguess basedon availableinformationSimileComparingtwo things,"like/as"ClimaxThe highestpoint ofconflict ortension in astoryNounperson,place,or thingClaimThe positionyou are takingor argumentthat you aremakingMetaphorComparingtwo things,one thingis anotherForeshadowingHints orclues tofutureeventsLiteralWords orexpressionsthat meanexactly whatthey statePersonificationGivinghumanqualitiesto thingsSubjectivePersonalopinion orpersonalresponseAdverbWord thatdescribes averb, manyend in -lyConnotationEmotionsassociatedwith a wordor phraseObjectiveTo addnoopinionschronologicalWhen eventsare placed inthe originalorder in whichthey happenedPlotThe eventsthat takeplace in astoryThemeThe mainmessageor moralof a storyFigurativeLanguageWords orexpressionsthat conveymeaningbeyond theirliteral meaningSummaryOverview ofthe mainpoints orevents in atextFlashbackWhen yourevisit pastevents ina storySettingThe time andplace, or thewhen andwhere, of astoryEvidenceSupportfor aclaimAdjectiveWord thatdescribesa nounVerbAnactionwordExpositionIntroduces thecharacters,setting, andsituation of astoryInferenceLogicalguess basedon availableinformationSimileComparingtwo things,"like/as"ClimaxThe highestpoint ofconflict ortension in astoryNounperson,place,or thingClaimThe positionyou are takingor argumentthat you aremakingMetaphorComparingtwo things,one thingis anotherForeshadowingHints orclues tofutureeventsLiteralWords orexpressionsthat meanexactly whatthey statePersonificationGivinghumanqualitiesto thingsSubjectivePersonalopinion orpersonalresponseAdverbWord thatdescribes averb, manyend in -lyConnotationEmotionsassociatedwith a wordor phraseObjectiveTo addnoopinionschronologicalWhen eventsare placed inthe originalorder in whichthey happenedPlotThe eventsthat takeplace in astory

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