nonfictionfacts(notfake)suggesttomentionor hint atphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethergistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideadifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a texteffectwhathappensbecause ofanothereventexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storythemethe centralmessageor lessonof a textrelatedconnectedcentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemedetailsspecificexamplesorevidencecentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout themain ideasimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamecausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happenproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofpassagethetextsupportto proveusingdetails orevidencefictionmadeup(fake)eventswhathappensin a story- actionsmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideagenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviespointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventssolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedcaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea pictureclaima statementthatsomethingis truenarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storysummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsnonfictionfacts(notfake)suggesttomentionor hint atphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethergistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideadifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a texteffectwhathappensbecause ofanothereventexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storythemethe centralmessageor lessonof a textrelatedconnectedcentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemedetailsspecificexamplesorevidencecentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout themain ideasimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamecausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happenproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofpassagethetextsupportto proveusingdetails orevidencefictionmadeup(fake)eventswhathappensin a story- actionsmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideagenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviespointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventssolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedcaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea pictureclaima statementthatsomethingis truenarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storysummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpoints

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. to mention or hint at
    suggest
  3. a group of words working together
    phrase
  4. what the text is mostly about - also called main idea
    gist
  5. traits or facts that are different
    differences
  6. an answer back (or an answer to a question
    response
  7. the exact words of a person or from a text
    quotation
  8. what happens because of another event
    effect
  9. a short section taken from a book or story
    excerpt
  10. the central message or lesson of a text
    theme
  11. connected
    related
  12. the message or lesson of a text - another name for the theme
    central message
  13. specific examples or evidence
    details
  14. what a text is mostly about the main idea
    central idea
  15. traits or facts that are the same
    similarities
  16. why something happens - an event that makes another event happen
    cause
  17. a challenge or something that needs to be solved
    problem
  18. a picture or drawing used to explain or decorate a book or other written material
    illustration
  19. facts and details that support a claim -the proof
    evidence
  20. the text
    passage
  21. to prove using details or evidence
    support
  22. made up (fake)
    fiction
  23. what happens in a story - actions
    events
  24. what the text is mostly about - also called main idea
    main idea
  25. a category or stories, music, or movies
    genre
  26. who is telling the story and their feelings about the character(s) or events
    point of view
  27. how the problem is fixed or solved
    solution
  28. the words that explain or describe a picture
    caption
  29. a statement that something is true
    claim
  30. the person or character who tells the story
    narrator
  31. a short retelling of a story that only includes the most important points
    summary