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