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