suggesttomentionor hint atdetailsspecificexamplesorevidenceclaima statementthatsomethingis trueexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storypassagethetexteventswhathappensin a story- actionsfictionmadeup(fake)causewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happengenrea categoryor stories,music, ormovieproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedthemethemessageor lessonof a textevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)gistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideasummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointspointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventscentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemesupportto proveusingdetails orevidencesolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textcaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturerelatedconnectedmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainidearesponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestioncentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideadifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentnarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storyphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethersimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamenonfictionfacts(notfake)illustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialsuggesttomentionor hint atdetailsspecificexamplesorevidenceclaima statementthatsomethingis trueexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storypassagethetexteventswhathappensin a story- actionsfictionmadeup(fake)causewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happengenrea categoryor stories,music, ormovieproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedthemethemessageor lessonof a textevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)gistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideasummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointspointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventscentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemesupportto proveusingdetails orevidencesolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textcaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturerelatedconnectedmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainidearesponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestioncentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideadifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentnarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storyphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethersimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamenonfictionfacts(notfake)illustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten material

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