causewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happensupportto proveusingdetails orevidencephrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethergraphiccharts,maps,drawings,and otherimagessuggesttomentionor hint atmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled centralidea or gistexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storyillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialpassagethetextquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textthemethemessageor lessonof a textpointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventscentralideawhat a text ismostly about- also calledthe mainidea or gistdetailsspecificexamplesorevidencegenrea categoryor stories,music, ormovierelatedconnectedcentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemecaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturenarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storyproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedsummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointssolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedsimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesameeventswhathappensin a story- actionsclaima statementthatsomethingis trueeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)gistwhat the text ismostly about -also called themain idea orcentral ideadifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theprooffictionmade up/ not real(fake)nonfictionfacts(notfake)responsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestioncausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happensupportto proveusingdetails orevidencephrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethergraphiccharts,maps,drawings,and otherimagessuggesttomentionor hint atmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled centralidea or gistexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storyillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialpassagethetextquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textthemethemessageor lessonof a textpointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventscentralideawhat a text ismostly about- also calledthe mainidea or gistdetailsspecificexamplesorevidencegenrea categoryor stories,music, ormovierelatedconnectedcentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemecaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturenarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storyproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedsummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointssolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedsimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesameeventswhathappensin a story- actionsclaima statementthatsomethingis trueeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)gistwhat the text ismostly about -also called themain idea orcentral ideadifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theprooffictionmade up/ not real(fake)nonfictionfacts(notfake)responsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestion

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