claima statementthatsomethingis trueresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestiondifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentgenrea categoryor stories,music, ormovierelatedconnectedsupportto proveusingdetails orevidenceillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialpassagethetextgistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideasuggesttomentionor hint atcaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea pictureexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storysimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamemainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideathemethemessageor lessonof a texteffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)eventswhathappensin a story- actionsfictionmadeup(fake)causewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happenproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedsolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textpointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventscentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemenarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storyphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethernonfictionfacts(notfake)summarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsdetailsspecificexamplesorevidencecentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideaclaima statementthatsomethingis trueresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestiondifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentgenrea categoryor stories,music, ormovierelatedconnectedsupportto proveusingdetails orevidenceillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialpassagethetextgistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideasuggesttomentionor hint atcaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea pictureexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storysimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamemainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideathemethemessageor lessonof a texteffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)eventswhathappensin a story- actionsfictionmadeup(fake)causewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happenproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedsolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textpointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventscentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemenarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storyphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethernonfictionfacts(notfake)summarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsdetailsspecificexamplesorevidencecentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain 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. a statement that something is true
    claim
  2. an answer back (or an answer to a question
    response
  3. traits or facts that are different
    differences
  4. a category or stories, music, or movie
    genre
  5. connected
    related
  6. to prove using details or evidence
    support
  7. a picture or drawing used to explain or decorate a book or other written material
    illustration
  8. the text
    passage
  9. what the text is mostly about - also called main idea
    gist
  10. to mention or hint at
    suggest
  11. the words that explain or describe a picture
    caption
  12. a short section taken from a book or story
    excerpt
  13. traits or facts that are the same
    similarities
  14. what the text is mostly about - also called main idea
    main idea
  15. the message or lesson of a text
    theme
  16. what happens because of another event (the cause)
    effect
  17. what happens in a story - actions
    events
  18. made up (fake)
    fiction
  19. why something happens - an event that makes another event happen
    cause
  20. a challenge or something that needs to be solved
    problem
  21. how the problem is fixed or solved
    solution
  22. facts and details that support a claim -the proof
    evidence
  23. the exact words of a person or from a text
    quotation
  24. who is telling the story and their feelings about the character(s) or events
    point of view
  25. the message or lesson of a text - another name for the theme
    central message
  26. the person or character who tells the story
    narrator
  27. a group of words working together
    phrase
  28. facts (not fake)
    nonfiction
  29. a short retelling of a story that only includes the most important points
    summary
  30. specific examples or evidence
    details
  31. what a text is mostly about - the main idea
    central idea