suggesttomentionor hint atsupportto proveusingdetails orevidenceexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storydifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentsummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsnarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storygistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideacentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemephrasea group ofwordsworkingtogetherevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theprooffictionmadeup(fake)passagethetextnonfictionfacts(notfake)pointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventseffectwhathappensbecause ofanothereventsolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedcentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout themain ideaproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedclaima statementthatsomethingis trueresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionrelatedconnectedillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialcausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happencaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturedetailsspecificexamplesorevidencegenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviesmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a texteventswhathappensin a story- actionssimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamethemethe centralmessageor lessonof a textsuggesttomentionor hint atsupportto proveusingdetails orevidenceexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storydifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentsummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsnarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storygistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideacentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemephrasea group ofwordsworkingtogetherevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theprooffictionmadeup(fake)passagethetextnonfictionfacts(notfake)pointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventseffectwhathappensbecause ofanothereventsolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedcentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout themain ideaproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedclaima statementthatsomethingis trueresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionrelatedconnectedillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialcausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happencaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturedetailsspecificexamplesorevidencegenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviesmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a texteventswhathappensin a story- actionssimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamethemethe centralmessageor lessonof a text

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