suggesttomentionor hint atcausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happensupportto proveusingdetails orevidencecaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturecentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout themain ideagistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvednarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storysolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storysimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesameillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialclaima statementthatsomethingis truepointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventspassagethetexteventswhathappensin a story- actionscentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemerelatedconnectedevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofdifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textgenrea categoryor stories,music, ormovieseffectwhathappensbecause ofanothereventthemethe centralmessageor lessonof a textphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethersummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsnonfictionfacts(notfake)detailsspecificexamplesorevidenceresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionfictionmadeup(fake)suggesttomentionor hint atcausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happensupportto proveusingdetails orevidencecaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturecentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout themain ideagistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvednarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storysolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storysimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesameillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialclaima statementthatsomethingis truepointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventspassagethetexteventswhathappensin a story- actionscentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemerelatedconnectedevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofdifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textgenrea categoryor stories,music, ormovieseffectwhathappensbecause ofanothereventthemethe centralmessageor lessonof a textphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethersummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsnonfictionfacts(notfake)detailsspecificexamplesorevidenceresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionfictionmadeup(fake)

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