phrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethermainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideacaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturesolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvednarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storyeffectwhathappensbecause ofanothereventexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storysummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointspointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventssimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamesupportto proveusingdetails orevidencenonfictionfacts(notfake)eventswhathappensin a story- actionsrelatedconnectedquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textgistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideathemethe centralmessageor lessonof a textpassagethetextcentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemeclaima statementthatsomethingis truegenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviesillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialdetailsspecificexamplesorevidenceevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestiondifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentcentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout themain ideaproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedfictionmadeup(fake)suggesttomentionor hint atcausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happenphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethermainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideacaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturesolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvednarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storyeffectwhathappensbecause ofanothereventexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storysummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointspointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventssimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamesupportto proveusingdetails orevidencenonfictionfacts(notfake)eventswhathappensin a story- actionsrelatedconnectedquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textgistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideathemethe centralmessageor lessonof a textpassagethetextcentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemeclaima statementthatsomethingis truegenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviesillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialdetailsspecificexamplesorevidenceevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestiondifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentcentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout themain ideaproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedfictionmadeup(fake)suggesttomentionor hint atcausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happen

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