illustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialpointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofcentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideacausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happenexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storysolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedgistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideacaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturerelatedconnectedsuggesttomentionor hint atgenrea categoryor stories,music, ormovienarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storymainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideanonfictionfacts(notfake)claima statementthatsomethingis truephrasea group ofwordsworkingtogetherdifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentsummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointssimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamefictionmadeup(fake)centralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemeresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestiondetailsspecificexamplesorevidencesupportto proveusingdetails orevidencepassagethetextproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedeventswhathappensin a story- actionsthemethemessageor lessonof a textquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a texteffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)illustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialpointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofcentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideacausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happenexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storysolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedgistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideacaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturerelatedconnectedsuggesttomentionor hint atgenrea categoryor stories,music, ormovienarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storymainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideanonfictionfacts(notfake)claima statementthatsomethingis truephrasea group ofwordsworkingtogetherdifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentsummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointssimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamefictionmadeup(fake)centralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemeresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestiondetailsspecificexamplesorevidencesupportto proveusingdetails orevidencepassagethetextproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedeventswhathappensin a story- actionsthemethemessageor lessonof a textquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a texteffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)

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