effectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)eventswhathappensin a story- actionsgenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviesupportto proveusingdetails orevidencecausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happensuggesttomentionor hint atresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storypassagethetextclaima statementthatsomethingis truedifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentcaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturephrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethersolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedsummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsgistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialcentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemedetailsspecificexamplesorevidencefictionmadeup(fake)similaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesameevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofcentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideamainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideanarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storyproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedpointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsnonfictionfacts(notfake)relatedconnectedquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textthemethemessageor lessonof a texteffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)eventswhathappensin a story- actionsgenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviesupportto proveusingdetails orevidencecausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happensuggesttomentionor hint atresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storypassagethetextclaima statementthatsomethingis truedifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentcaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturephrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethersolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedsummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsgistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialcentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemedetailsspecificexamplesorevidencefictionmadeup(fake)similaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesameevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofcentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideamainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideanarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storyproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedpointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsnonfictionfacts(notfake)relatedconnectedquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textthemethemessageor lessonof a text

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