TraceOutline.Explain thedevelopment.Follow thepath.ThemeThe moralof the story.What didyou learn?InterpretTo explainthemeaning ofsomethingDemonstrateTo describe,explain, display,or illustratethroughexamplesInferReadbetween thelines. Whatis the hiddenmeaning?DetailsElements thatsupport ideas,smallerelements ofstructureMain orCentralIdeaThe author'smostimportantideaSuggestToproposean idea oranswerIdentifyTo establishby notingindividualfeatures.SupportBack itup. Proveit. Provideevidence.FormulateCreate.Put it alltogether.DetermineTo decidedor concludeafterreasoning.TextThe mainbody ofwrittenmatterAnalyzeBreak itdown andtell aboutthe partsCiteTo quoteor refer toevidenceClarifyTo makesomethingeasier tounderstandDescribeTell all aboutit. Givedetails. Painta picturewith words.CompareThe waysthey arethe sameStoryThe plot orsuccession ofincidents of anovel, poem,or dramaSupportEvaluateJudge it.Tell thegood andthe badContrastTell theways 2 ormore thingsare differentAssessTo measure,to determinethe amountof.ClaimOne side ofan argumentstated as afact.ExplainTellALLabout itPredictWhat you thinkwill happen inthe future.Make aneducatedguess.SummarizeThe shortversion. Justthe importantstuff.DevelopExpand,elaborate,adddetailsStructureThe way awriting isputtogetherTraceOutline.Explain thedevelopment.Follow thepath.ThemeThe moralof the story.What didyou learn?InterpretTo explainthemeaning ofsomethingDemonstrateTo describe,explain, display,or illustratethroughexamplesInferReadbetween thelines. Whatis the hiddenmeaning?DetailsElements thatsupport ideas,smallerelements ofstructureMain orCentralIdeaThe author'smostimportantideaSuggestToproposean idea oranswerIdentifyTo establishby notingindividualfeatures.SupportBack itup. Proveit. Provideevidence.FormulateCreate.Put it alltogether.DetermineTo decidedor concludeafterreasoning.TextThe mainbody ofwrittenmatterAnalyzeBreak itdown andtell aboutthe partsCiteTo quoteor refer toevidenceClarifyTo makesomethingeasier tounderstandDescribeTell all aboutit. Givedetails. Painta picturewith words.CompareThe waysthey arethe sameStoryThe plot orsuccession ofincidents of anovel, poem,or dramaSupportEvaluateJudge it.Tell thegood andthe badContrastTell theways 2 ormore thingsare differentAssessTo measure,to determinethe amountof.ClaimOne side ofan argumentstated as afact.ExplainTellALLabout itPredictWhat you thinkwill happen inthe future.Make aneducatedguess.SummarizeThe shortversion. Justthe importantstuff.DevelopExpand,elaborate,adddetailsStructureThe way awriting isputtogether

ELA Vocabulary Word Bingo - 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. Outline. Explain the development. Follow the path.
    Trace
  2. The moral of the story. What did you learn?
    Theme
  3. To explain the meaning of something
    Interpret
  4. To describe, explain, display, or illustrate through examples
    Demonstrate
  5. Read between the lines. What is the hidden meaning?
    Infer
  6. Elements that support ideas, smaller elements of structure
    Details
  7. The author's most important idea
    Main or Central Idea
  8. To propose an idea or answer
    Suggest
  9. To establish by noting individual features.
    Identify
  10. Back it up. Prove it. Provide evidence.
    Support
  11. Create. Put it all together.
    Formulate
  12. To decided or conclude after reasoning.
    Determine
  13. The main body of written matter
    Text
  14. Break it down and tell about the parts
    Analyze
  15. To quote or refer to evidence
    Cite
  16. To make something easier to understand
    Clarify
  17. Tell all about it. Give details. Paint a picture with words.
    Describe
  18. The ways they are the same
    Compare
  19. The plot or succession of incidents of a novel, poem, or drama
    Story
  20. Support
  21. Judge it. Tell the good and the bad
    Evaluate
  22. Tell the ways 2 or more things are different
    Contrast
  23. To measure, to determine the amount of.
    Assess
  24. One side of an argument stated as a fact.
    Claim
  25. Tell ALL about it
    Explain
  26. What you think will happen in the future. Make an educated guess.
    Predict
  27. The short version. Just the important stuff.
    Summarize
  28. Expand, elaborate, add details
    Develop
  29. The way a writing is put together
    Structure