summarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialdetailsspecificexamplesorevidenceeffectwhathappensbecause ofanothereventsupportto proveusingdetails orevidencecaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea pictureevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofnonfictionfacts(notfake)quotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedfictionmadeup(fake)causewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happencentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemethemethe centralmessageor lessonof a textgistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainidearesponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionpointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storypassagethetextdifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentcentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout themain ideasolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedrelatedconnectedphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogetherclaima statementthatsomethingis trueeventswhathappensin a story- actionssimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamenarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storygenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviessuggesttomentionor hint atsummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialdetailsspecificexamplesorevidenceeffectwhathappensbecause ofanothereventsupportto proveusingdetails orevidencecaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea pictureevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofnonfictionfacts(notfake)quotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedfictionmadeup(fake)causewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happencentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemethemethe centralmessageor lessonof a textgistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainidearesponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionpointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storypassagethetextdifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentcentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout themain ideasolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedrelatedconnectedphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogetherclaima statementthatsomethingis trueeventswhathappensin a story- actionssimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamenarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storygenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviessuggesttomentionor hint at

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