relatedconnectedphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethercausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happencentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideadetailsspecificexamplesorevidencecaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturefictionmadeup(fake)claima statementthatsomethingis truegistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideanarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storythemethemessageor lessonof a textillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialdifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentcentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemeeventswhathappensin a story- actionsmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textnonfictionfacts(notfake)genrea categoryor stories,music, ormovieevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storysummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointspassagethetextsupportto proveusingdetails orevidencesolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionpointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventssimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesameeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)suggesttomentionor hint atrelatedconnectedphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethercausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happencentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideadetailsspecificexamplesorevidencecaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturefictionmadeup(fake)claima statementthatsomethingis truegistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideanarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storythemethemessageor lessonof a textillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialdifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentcentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemeeventswhathappensin a story- actionsmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textnonfictionfacts(notfake)genrea categoryor stories,music, ormovieevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storysummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointspassagethetextsupportto proveusingdetails orevidencesolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionpointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventssimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesameeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)suggesttomentionor hint at

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