mainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaclaima statementthatsomethingis truerelatedconnectedcausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happenfictionmadeup(fake)gistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideasupportto proveusingdetails orevidenceeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)phrasea group ofwordsworkingtogetherthemethemessageor lessonof a textnarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storyillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialcentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideapassagethetextcentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemeeventswhathappensin a story- actionscaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturepointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsdifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedsuggesttomentionor hint atsummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointssolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofnonfictionfacts(notfake)excerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storyquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionsimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamegenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviedetailsspecificexamplesorevidencemainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaclaima statementthatsomethingis truerelatedconnectedcausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happenfictionmadeup(fake)gistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideasupportto proveusingdetails orevidenceeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)phrasea group ofwordsworkingtogetherthemethemessageor lessonof a textnarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storyillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialcentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideapassagethetextcentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemeeventswhathappensin a story- actionscaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturepointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsdifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedsuggesttomentionor hint atsummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointssolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofnonfictionfacts(notfake)excerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storyquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionsimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamegenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviedetailsspecificexamplesorevidence

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