mainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled centralidea or gistnarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storydifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentgraphiccharts,maps,drawings,and otherimagesexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storycentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemegenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviepointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventssupportto proveusingdetails orevidenceeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)fictionmade up/ not real(fake)suggesttomentionor hint atphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethergistwhat the text ismostly about -also called themain idea orcentral idearesponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionsimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamenonfictionfacts(notfake)detailsspecificexamplesorevidencerelatedconnectedevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textcentralideawhat a text ismostly about- also calledthe mainidea or gistcausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happencaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea pictureproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedsummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointseventswhathappensin a story- actionsillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialpassagethetextthemethemessageor lessonof a textsolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedclaima statementthatsomethingis truemainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled centralidea or gistnarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storydifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentgraphiccharts,maps,drawings,and otherimagesexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storycentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemegenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviepointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventssupportto proveusingdetails orevidenceeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)fictionmade up/ not real(fake)suggesttomentionor hint atphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethergistwhat the text ismostly about -also called themain idea orcentral idearesponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionsimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamenonfictionfacts(notfake)detailsspecificexamplesorevidencerelatedconnectedevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textcentralideawhat a text ismostly about- also calledthe mainidea or gistcausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happencaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea pictureproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedsummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointseventswhathappensin a story- actionsillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialpassagethetextthemethemessageor lessonof a textsolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedclaima statementthatsomethingis true

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