pointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textdifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideacentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemeevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofsolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethernonfictionfacts(notfake)genrea categoryor stories,music, ormovieclaima statementthatsomethingis truedetailsspecificexamplesorevidencerelatedconnectedcaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea pictureresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storythemethemessageor lessonof a textcentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideaproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedsupportto proveusingdetails orevidencepassagethetextsimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesameillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialsummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointseffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)narratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storycausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happeneventswhathappensin a story- actionsgistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideafictionmadeup(fake)suggesttomentionor hint atpointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textdifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideacentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemeevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofsolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethernonfictionfacts(notfake)genrea categoryor stories,music, ormovieclaima statementthatsomethingis truedetailsspecificexamplesorevidencerelatedconnectedcaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea pictureresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storythemethemessageor lessonof a textcentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideaproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedsupportto proveusingdetails orevidencepassagethetextsimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesameillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialsummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointseffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)narratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storycausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happeneventswhathappensin a story- actionsgistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideafictionmadeup(fake)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. who is telling the story and their feelings about the character(s) or events
    point of view
  2. the exact words of a person or from a text
    quotation
  3. traits or facts that are different
    differences
  4. what the text is mostly about - also called main idea
    main idea
  5. the message or lesson of a text - another name for the theme
    central message
  6. facts and details that support a claim -the proof
    evidence
  7. how the problem is fixed or solved
    solution
  8. a group of words working together
    phrase
  9. facts (not fake)
    nonfiction
  10. a category or stories, music, or movie
    genre
  11. a statement that something is true
    claim
  12. specific examples or evidence
    details
  13. connected
    related
  14. the words that explain or describe a picture
    caption
  15. an answer back (or an answer to a question
    response
  16. a short section taken from a book or story
    excerpt
  17. the message or lesson of a text
    theme
  18. what a text is mostly about - the main idea
    central idea
  19. a challenge or something that needs to be solved
    problem
  20. to prove using details or evidence
    support
  21. the text
    passage
  22. traits or facts that are the same
    similarities
  23. a picture or drawing used to explain or decorate a book or other written material
    illustration
  24. a short retelling of a story that only includes the most important points
    summary
  25. what happens because of another event (the cause)
    effect
  26. the person or character who tells the story
    narrator
  27. why something happens - an event that makes another event happen
    cause
  28. what happens in a story - actions
    events
  29. what the text is mostly about - also called main idea
    gist
  30. made up (fake)
    fiction
  31. to mention or hint at
    suggest