detailsspecificexamplesorevidencethemethemessageor lessonof a textdifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofcausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happengraphiccharts,maps,drawings,and otherimagesphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethersummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointspointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventscentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemeproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvednonfictionfacts(notfake)effectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)suggesttomentionor hint atcentralideawhat a text ismostly about- also calledthe mainidea or gistquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textpassagethetextsupportto proveusingdetails orevidenceillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storynarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storycaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea pictureeventswhathappensin a story- actionsclaima statementthatsomethingis truesimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamemainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled centralidea or gistgistwhat the text ismostly about -also called themain idea orcentral idearelatedconnectedresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionsolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedgenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviefictionmade up/ not real(fake)detailsspecificexamplesorevidencethemethemessageor lessonof a textdifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofcausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happengraphiccharts,maps,drawings,and otherimagesphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethersummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointspointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventscentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemeproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvednonfictionfacts(notfake)effectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)suggesttomentionor hint atcentralideawhat a text ismostly about- also calledthe mainidea or gistquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textpassagethetextsupportto proveusingdetails orevidenceillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storynarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storycaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea pictureeventswhathappensin a story- actionsclaima statementthatsomethingis truesimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamemainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled centralidea or gistgistwhat the text ismostly about -also called themain idea orcentral idearelatedconnectedresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionsolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedgenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviefictionmade up/ not real(fake)

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