phrasea group ofwordsworkingtogetherthemethemessageor lessonof a textcentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemesimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamesolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)mainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideacentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideanonfictionfacts(notfake)relatedconnectedresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionsummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsdetailsspecificexamplesorevidencegenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviesupportto proveusingdetails orevidenceclaima statementthatsomethingis truepointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventscausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happenexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storypassagethetextsuggesttomentionor hint atevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialcaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturefictionmadeup(fake)quotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textnarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storyeventswhathappensin a story- actionsdifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentgistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogetherthemethemessageor lessonof a textcentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemesimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamesolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)mainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideacentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideanonfictionfacts(notfake)relatedconnectedresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionsummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsdetailsspecificexamplesorevidencegenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviesupportto proveusingdetails orevidenceclaima statementthatsomethingis truepointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventscausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happenexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storypassagethetextsuggesttomentionor hint atevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialcaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturefictionmadeup(fake)quotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textnarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storyeventswhathappensin a story- actionsdifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentgistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainidea

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