themethemessageor lessonof a textdetailsspecificexamplesorevidenceevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)narratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storysummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storysupportto proveusingdetails orevidenceclaima statementthatsomethingis truenonfictionfacts(notfake)causewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happenpointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsrelatedconnectedeventswhathappensin a story- actionssolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled centralidea or gistquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textcentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemecentralideawhat a text ismostly about- also calledthe mainidea or gistgistwhat the text ismostly about -also called themain idea orcentral idearesponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestiongenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviephrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethersuggesttomentionor hint atfictionmade up/ not real(fake)captionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturedifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentgraphiccharts,maps,drawings,and otherimagesillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialpassagethetextsimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamethemethemessageor lessonof a textdetailsspecificexamplesorevidenceevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)narratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storysummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storysupportto proveusingdetails orevidenceclaima statementthatsomethingis truenonfictionfacts(notfake)causewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happenpointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsrelatedconnectedeventswhathappensin a story- actionssolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled centralidea or gistquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textcentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemecentralideawhat a text ismostly about- also calledthe mainidea or gistgistwhat the text ismostly about -also called themain idea orcentral idearesponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestiongenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviephrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethersuggesttomentionor hint atfictionmade up/ not real(fake)captionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturedifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentgraphiccharts,maps,drawings,and otherimagesillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialpassagethetextsimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesame

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