phrasea group ofwordsworkingtogetherpassagethetextcentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout themain ideaexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storysupportto proveusingdetails orevidencesuggesttomentionor hint ateventswhathappensin a story- actionscaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturecausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happensummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionthemethe centralmessageor lessonof a textnarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storypointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventssolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofsimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesameclaima statementthatsomethingis truenonfictionfacts(notfake)gistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textrelatedconnectedeffectwhathappensbecause ofanothereventmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideafictionmadeup(fake)differencestraits orfacts thataredifferentdetailsspecificexamplesorevidenceproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedcentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemegenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviesphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogetherpassagethetextcentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout themain ideaexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storysupportto proveusingdetails orevidencesuggesttomentionor hint ateventswhathappensin a story- actionscaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturecausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happensummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionthemethe centralmessageor lessonof a textnarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storypointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventssolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofsimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesameclaima statementthatsomethingis truenonfictionfacts(notfake)gistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textrelatedconnectedeffectwhathappensbecause ofanothereventmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideafictionmadeup(fake)differencestraits orfacts thataredifferentdetailsspecificexamplesorevidenceproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedcentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemegenrea categoryor stories,music, ormovies

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