detailsspecificexamplesorevidencegenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviegraphiccharts,maps,drawings,and otherimagespassagethetextsimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamecausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happendifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogetherexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storycaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturepointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionsupportto proveusingdetails orevidenceevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofcentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemeeventswhathappensin a story- actionsnonfictionfacts(notfake)quotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textrelatedconnectedfictionmade up/ not real(fake)centralideawhat a text ismostly about- also calledthe mainidea or gistthemethemessageor lessonof a texteffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)mainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled centralidea or gistnarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storyillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialsummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsclaima statementthatsomethingis truesolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedsuggesttomentionor hint atgistwhat the text ismostly about -also called themain idea orcentral ideadetailsspecificexamplesorevidencegenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviegraphiccharts,maps,drawings,and otherimagespassagethetextsimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamecausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happendifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogetherexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storycaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturepointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionsupportto proveusingdetails orevidenceevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofcentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemeeventswhathappensin a story- actionsnonfictionfacts(notfake)quotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textrelatedconnectedfictionmade up/ not real(fake)centralideawhat a text ismostly about- also calledthe mainidea or gistthemethemessageor lessonof a texteffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)mainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled centralidea or gistnarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storyillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialsummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsclaima statementthatsomethingis truesolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedsuggesttomentionor hint atgistwhat the text ismostly about -also called themain idea orcentral idea

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