detailsspecificexamplesorevidencepassagethetextresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionnonfictionfacts(notfake)summarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointspointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsrelatedconnectedcausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happencentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemesupportto proveusingdetails orevidenceillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialgenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviesdifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentsuggesttomentionor hint atproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofcaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturesolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedfictionmadeup(fake)gistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideacentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout themain ideaphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethereventswhathappensin a story- actionsmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideanarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storyexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storythemethe centralmessageor lessonof a texteffectwhathappensbecause ofanothereventquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textsimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesameclaima statementthatsomethingis truedetailsspecificexamplesorevidencepassagethetextresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionnonfictionfacts(notfake)summarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointspointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsrelatedconnectedcausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happencentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemesupportto proveusingdetails orevidenceillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialgenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviesdifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentsuggesttomentionor hint atproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofcaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturesolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedfictionmadeup(fake)gistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideacentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout themain ideaphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethereventswhathappensin a story- actionsmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideanarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storyexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storythemethe centralmessageor lessonof a texteffectwhathappensbecause ofanothereventquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textsimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesameclaima statementthatsomethingis true

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