excerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storyillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialgraphiccharts,maps,drawings,and otherimagespointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventssimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamephrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethermainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled centralidea or gistpassagethetextthemethemessageor lessonof a textfictionmade up/ not real(fake)causewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happensupportto proveusingdetails orevidencecaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturesolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedsuggesttomentionor hint atsummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textcentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemenonfictionfacts(notfake)detailsspecificexamplesorevidencedifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentnarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storygenrea categoryor stories,music, ormovieeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)claima statementthatsomethingis trueeventswhathappensin a story- actionsevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofgistwhat the text ismostly about -also called themain idea orcentral idearelatedconnectedcentralideawhat a text ismostly about- also calledthe mainidea or gistresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storyillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialgraphiccharts,maps,drawings,and otherimagespointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventssimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamephrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethermainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled centralidea or gistpassagethetextthemethemessageor lessonof a textfictionmade up/ not real(fake)causewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happensupportto proveusingdetails orevidencecaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturesolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedsuggesttomentionor hint atsummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textcentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemenonfictionfacts(notfake)detailsspecificexamplesorevidencedifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentnarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storygenrea categoryor stories,music, ormovieeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)claima statementthatsomethingis trueeventswhathappensin a story- actionsevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofgistwhat the text ismostly about -also called themain idea orcentral idearelatedconnectedcentralideawhat a text ismostly about- also calledthe mainidea or gistresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solved

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