detailsspecificexamplesorevidenceexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storyresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofcentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideafictionmadeup(fake)themethemessageor lessonof a textcausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happensimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamequotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textcentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemegenrea categoryor stories,music, ormovieillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialsuggesttomentionor hint atcaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturepassagethetextnarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storyeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)mainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideasupportto proveusingdetails orevidenceproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedeventswhathappensin a story- actionspointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsrelatedconnectednonfictionfacts(notfake)gistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideadifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentclaima statementthatsomethingis truephrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethersummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointssolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolveddetailsspecificexamplesorevidenceexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storyresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofcentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideafictionmadeup(fake)themethemessageor lessonof a textcausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happensimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamequotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textcentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemegenrea categoryor stories,music, ormovieillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialsuggesttomentionor hint atcaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturepassagethetextnarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storyeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)mainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideasupportto proveusingdetails orevidenceproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedeventswhathappensin a story- actionspointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsrelatedconnectednonfictionfacts(notfake)gistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideadifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentclaima statementthatsomethingis truephrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethersummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointssolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolved

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