differencestraits orfacts thataredifferentpointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventscentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemegenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviessuggesttomentionor hint atcentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout themain ideafictionmadeup(fake)relatedconnectedphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethereventswhathappensin a story- actionspassagethetextnonfictionfacts(notfake)mainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideasummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storyresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestioncaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturethemethe centralmessageor lessonof a textcausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happennarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storygistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaclaima statementthatsomethingis truequotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textdetailsspecificexamplesorevidencesolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedeffectwhathappensbecause ofanothereventsimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesameillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialsupportto proveusingdetails orevidenceevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofdifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentpointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventscentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemegenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviessuggesttomentionor hint atcentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout themain ideafictionmadeup(fake)relatedconnectedphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethereventswhathappensin a story- actionspassagethetextnonfictionfacts(notfake)mainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideasummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storyresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestioncaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturethemethe centralmessageor lessonof a textcausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happennarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storygistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaclaima statementthatsomethingis truequotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textdetailsspecificexamplesorevidencesolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedeffectwhathappensbecause ofanothereventsimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesameillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialsupportto proveusingdetails orevidenceevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproof

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