pointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsdifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentgraphiccharts,maps,drawings,and otherimagesresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestioncausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happengistwhat the text ismostly about -also called themain idea orcentral ideaproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedgenrea categoryor stories,music, ormovieclaima statementthatsomethingis truecentralideawhat a text ismostly about- also calledthe mainidea or gistnonfictionfacts(notfake)passagethetextexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storysuggesttomentionor hint atnarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storysolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedrelatedconnecteddetailsspecificexamplesorevidencequotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialcaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturesummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointssimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesameeventswhathappensin a story- actionsevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofcentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemeeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)fictionmade up/ not real(fake)phrasea group ofwordsworkingtogetherthemethemessageor lessonof a textsupportto proveusingdetails orevidencemainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled centralidea or gistpointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsdifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentgraphiccharts,maps,drawings,and otherimagesresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestioncausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happengistwhat the text ismostly about -also called themain idea orcentral ideaproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedgenrea categoryor stories,music, ormovieclaima statementthatsomethingis truecentralideawhat a text ismostly about- also calledthe mainidea or gistnonfictionfacts(notfake)passagethetextexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storysuggesttomentionor hint atnarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storysolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedrelatedconnecteddetailsspecificexamplesorevidencequotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialcaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturesummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointssimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesameeventswhathappensin a story- actionsevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofcentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemeeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)fictionmade up/ not real(fake)phrasea group ofwordsworkingtogetherthemethemessageor lessonof a textsupportto proveusingdetails orevidencemainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled centralidea or gist

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