claima statementthatsomethingis truemainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled centralidea or gistgistwhat the text ismostly about -also called themain idea orcentral ideasuggesttomentionor hint atillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialsummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointspointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventscentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemeexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storyresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestioncentralideawhat a text ismostly about- also calledthe mainidea or gistquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofsolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedgenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviecausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happensimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesameeventswhathappensin a story- actionsdetailsspecificexamplesorevidencegraphiccharts,maps,drawings,and otherimagesrelatedconnecteddifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentnarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storyphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethercaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturepassagethetextproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedthemethemessageor lessonof a texteffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)supportto proveusingdetails orevidencefictionmade up/ not real(fake)nonfictionfacts(notfake)claima statementthatsomethingis truemainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled centralidea or gistgistwhat the text ismostly about -also called themain idea orcentral ideasuggesttomentionor hint atillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialsummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointspointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventscentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemeexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storyresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestioncentralideawhat a text ismostly about- also calledthe mainidea or gistquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofsolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedgenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviecausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happensimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesameeventswhathappensin a story- actionsdetailsspecificexamplesorevidencegraphiccharts,maps,drawings,and otherimagesrelatedconnecteddifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentnarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storyphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethercaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturepassagethetextproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedthemethemessageor lessonof a texteffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)supportto proveusingdetails orevidencefictionmade up/ not real(fake)nonfictionfacts(notfake)

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