illustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialnonfictionfacts(notfake)causewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happensolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedfictionmade up/ not real(fake)gistwhat the text ismostly about -also called themain idea orcentral idearelatedconnectedpassagethetextdifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferenteffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)centralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemeexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storyphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethersupportto proveusingdetails orevidencegraphiccharts,maps,drawings,and otherimagesclaima statementthatsomethingis truecaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturethemethemessageor lessonof a textevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofsimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesameresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionnarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storygenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviepointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventseventswhathappensin a story- actionscentralideawhat a text ismostly about- also calledthe mainidea or gistproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedsummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled centralidea or gistsuggesttomentionor hint atdetailsspecificexamplesorevidenceillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialnonfictionfacts(notfake)causewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happensolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedfictionmade up/ not real(fake)gistwhat the text ismostly about -also called themain idea orcentral idearelatedconnectedpassagethetextdifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferenteffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)centralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemeexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storyphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethersupportto proveusingdetails orevidencegraphiccharts,maps,drawings,and otherimagesclaima statementthatsomethingis truecaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturethemethemessageor lessonof a textevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofsimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesameresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionnarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storygenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviepointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventseventswhathappensin a story- actionscentralideawhat a text ismostly about- also calledthe mainidea or gistproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedsummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled centralidea or gistsuggesttomentionor hint atdetailsspecificexamplesorevidence

Grade 3 - NYS ELA Vocabulary - 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. a picture or drawing used to explain or decorate a book or other written material
    illustration
  2. facts (not fake)
    nonfiction
  3. why something happens - an event that makes another event happen
    cause
  4. how the problem is fixed or solved
    solution
  5. made up / not real (fake)
    fiction
  6. what the text is mostly about - also called the main idea or central idea
    gist
  7. connected
    related
  8. the text
    passage
  9. traits or facts that are different
    differences
  10. what happens because of another event (the cause)
    effect
  11. the message or lesson of a text - another name for the theme
    central message
  12. a short section taken from a book or story
    excerpt
  13. a group of words working together
    phrase
  14. to prove using details or evidence
    support
  15. charts, maps, drawings, and other images
    graphic
  16. a statement that something is true
    claim
  17. the words that explain or describe a picture
    caption
  18. the message or lesson of a text
    theme
  19. facts and details that support a claim -the proof
    evidence
  20. traits or facts that are the same
    similarities
  21. an answer back (or an answer to a question
    response
  22. the person or character who tells the story
    narrator
  23. a category or stories, music, or movie
    genre
  24. who is telling the story and their feelings about the character(s) or events
    point of view
  25. what happens in a story - actions
    events
  26. what a text is mostly about - also called the main idea or gist
    central idea
  27. a challenge or something that needs to be solved
    problem
  28. a short retelling of a story that only includes the most important points
    summary
  29. the exact words of a person or from a text
    quotation
  30. what the text is mostly about - also called central idea or gist
    main idea
  31. to mention or hint at
    suggest
  32. specific examples or evidence
    details