suggesttomentionor hint atdifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideacentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemecausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happenrelatedconnectedquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionsupportto proveusingdetails orevidencegenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviecentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideacaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturenonfictionfacts(notfake)summarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsnarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storyphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogetherpassagethetextevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofpointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsdetailsspecificexamplesorevidencesimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamethemethemessageor lessonof a texteffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)fictionmadeup(fake)illustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedgistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaeventswhathappensin a story- actionssolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedclaima statementthatsomethingis trueexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storysuggesttomentionor hint atdifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideacentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemecausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happenrelatedconnectedquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionsupportto proveusingdetails orevidencegenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviecentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideacaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturenonfictionfacts(notfake)summarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsnarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storyphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogetherpassagethetextevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofpointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsdetailsspecificexamplesorevidencesimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamethemethemessageor lessonof a texteffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)fictionmadeup(fake)illustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedgistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaeventswhathappensin a story- actionssolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedclaima statementthatsomethingis trueexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or story

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