illustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textgistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideathemethemessageor lessonof a textsuggesttomentionor hint atcausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happencaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturephrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethernarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storyexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storysummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsrelatedconnectedgenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviepointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsnonfictionfacts(notfake)supportto proveusingdetails orevidencecentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideamainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaeventswhathappensin a story- actionsclaima statementthatsomethingis truesolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedpassagethetextresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestioncentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemedetailsspecificexamplesorevidenceeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)differencestraits orfacts thataredifferentfictionmadeup(fake)problema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofsimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesameillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textgistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideathemethemessageor lessonof a textsuggesttomentionor hint atcausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happencaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturephrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethernarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storyexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storysummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsrelatedconnectedgenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviepointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsnonfictionfacts(notfake)supportto proveusingdetails orevidencecentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideamainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaeventswhathappensin a story- actionsclaima statementthatsomethingis truesolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedpassagethetextresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestioncentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemedetailsspecificexamplesorevidenceeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)differencestraits orfacts thataredifferentfictionmadeup(fake)problema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofsimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesame

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