centralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemesimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesameexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storycausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happenresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialgistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideacentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout themain ideadetailsspecificexamplesorevidencenonfictionfacts(notfake)effectwhathappensbecause ofanothereventrelatedconnecteddifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentsupportto proveusingdetails orevidencepointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsfictionmadeup(fake)problema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedclaima statementthatsomethingis truenarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storysolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofsummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogetherquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textthemethe centralmessageor lessonof a texteventswhathappensin a story- actionscaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturepassagethetextsuggesttomentionor hint atgenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviesmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideacentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemesimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesameexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storycausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happenresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialgistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideacentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout themain ideadetailsspecificexamplesorevidencenonfictionfacts(notfake)effectwhathappensbecause ofanothereventrelatedconnecteddifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentsupportto proveusingdetails orevidencepointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsfictionmadeup(fake)problema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedclaima statementthatsomethingis truenarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storysolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofsummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogetherquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textthemethe centralmessageor lessonof a texteventswhathappensin a story- actionscaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturepassagethetextsuggesttomentionor hint atgenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviesmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainidea

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