quotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedfictionmadeup(fake)summarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointssupportto proveusingdetails orevidencedetailsspecificexamplesorevidencemainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaclaima statementthatsomethingis truerelatedconnectedpassagethetextevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofnarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storynonfictionfacts(notfake)genrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviesillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialcausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happenphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethereffectwhathappensbecause ofanothereventresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestioncentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemesolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedthemethe centralmessageor lessonof a textexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storypointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsdifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentcentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout themain ideasimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamegistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaeventswhathappensin a story- actionssuggesttomentionor hint atcaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturequotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedfictionmadeup(fake)summarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointssupportto proveusingdetails orevidencedetailsspecificexamplesorevidencemainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaclaima statementthatsomethingis truerelatedconnectedpassagethetextevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofnarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storynonfictionfacts(notfake)genrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviesillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialcausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happenphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethereffectwhathappensbecause ofanothereventresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestioncentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemesolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedthemethe centralmessageor lessonof a textexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storypointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsdifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentcentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout themain ideasimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamegistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaeventswhathappensin a story- actionssuggesttomentionor hint atcaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picture

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