nonfictionfacts(notfake)claima statementthatsomethingis trueexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storypointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialsummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointscentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout themain idearelatedconnectedeffectwhathappensbecause ofanothereventnarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storymainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideacaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturesupportto proveusingdetails orevidenceevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofthemethe centralmessageor lessonof a textsolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionsimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamedifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentsuggesttomentionor hint atgenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviesgistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a texteventswhathappensin a story- actionscausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happenphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogetherfictionmadeup(fake)centralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemedetailsspecificexamplesorevidencepassagethetextnonfictionfacts(notfake)claima statementthatsomethingis trueexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storypointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialsummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointscentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout themain idearelatedconnectedeffectwhathappensbecause ofanothereventnarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storymainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideacaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturesupportto proveusingdetails orevidenceevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofthemethe centralmessageor lessonof a textsolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionsimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamedifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentsuggesttomentionor hint atgenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviesgistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a texteventswhathappensin a story- actionscausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happenphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogetherfictionmadeup(fake)centralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemedetailsspecificexamplesorevidencepassagethetext

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